Fiji constitution review report tabled, major reforms proposed
Fiji’s Constitution Review Commission Report has been tabled in Parliament Tuesday, opening the next stage of consideration of sweeping proposed changes to the country’s...
UNODC urges Pacific to follow the money to disrupt organised crime
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific governments need to strengthen proceeds-of-crime laws, identify the real owners behind companies and share financial intelligence across borders to...
PINA eyes restructure for greater reach
By Anish Chand in Savusavu
Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) president Kalafi Moala says the organisation needs to consider restructuring and expanding its reach...
New Zealand’s Pacific diplomacy has created new choices: Foreign Minister Peters
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand has undertaken the most intensive programme of Pacific diplomacy in its history, with the government...
UNODC urges Pacific to build anti-corruption safeguards into disaster planning
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific governments need to build transparency, accountability and anti-corruption safeguards into disaster preparedness before emergencies strike, the United Nations...
Pacific Journalists urged to put inclusion at centre of corruption reporting
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific journalists need to look beyond the corruption itself and examine how corruption and climate-related disasters disproportionately affect women,...
Giving the ocean a voice: Pacific journalists gather ahead of PINA summit
By Sera Tikotikovatu- Sefeti in Savusavu
“We all are in this canoe trying to do what our ancestors did centuries back, settling into new...
Fiji calls for climate finance to match Pacific needs
Fiji has called for climate finance to move from commitments to implementation, warning that Pacific island countries need funding at the scale, speed and...
“Don’t miss a beat” in heart health push: Serevi urges Fijians
Fijian rugby great and PSH Hospitals Brand Ambassador Waisale Serevi is urging Fijians to take heart health seriously, warning that delaying medical checks could...
Corruption in Tonga has shifted into Civil Service: PINA President Moala
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Veteran Tongan journalist and Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) President Kalafi Moala says corruption in the Pacific is no...
Latest article
Fiji Parliament extends Constitution Bill review as parties raise concerns over rushed process
Fiji’s Parliament has agreed to extend the deadline for the Special Committee reviewing the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026, following concerns from political parties that...
PM Rabuka says Constitution review must reflect Fiji’s current and future generations
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the review of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026 must produce a framework that reflects the needs of the...
Pacific report shows progress in 2050 strategy but warns of implementation gaps
Pacific Island countries have completed, substantially delivered or are actively implementing about 85 percent of regional leaders’ decisions made between 2023 and 2025, but...