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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is taking part in a large-scale military exercise in Fiji, bringing together the same allies which once fought side by side in the Solomon Islands during WWII. NZDF land component commander, Brigadier Hugh McAslan, says Exercise Cartwheel provides a platform for Fijian, Australian, New Zealand, and British forces to work together, building readiness for...

Tongan Prime Minister, Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni, highlighted Tonga case on Day Two of the "Ocean Nations: An Indo-Pacific Islands Dialogue" at the United Nations in New York. Hu'akavameiliku delivered the keynote address at the meeting, hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation. Speaking on the topic “Priorities, Challenges, and Interests of Tonga within the Pacific...

Communication is key – especially when you are in the business of saving lives. During their Ignite session on the second day of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Brisbane, Australia, the FMS presented on disaster risk communication and effective information sharing, in order to give people a better understanding of the importance of effective communication of...

From heart disease to cancer and diabetes, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) now outnumber infectious diseases as the “top killers globally,” the UN health agency said in a new report, released on Wednesday, with one person under 70 dying every two seconds from an NCD. The report and new data portal, was launched on the sidelines of the 77th session of the...

Fijiana 15’s Head Coach Senirusi Seruvakula has selected his 32-member squad for the Rugby World Cup which begins in New Zealand next month. The squad was announced during the farewell function by Fiji Rugby Chairman Commodore Humphrey Tawake at Holiday Inn last night. The traveling party consists of 23 local provincial players of which 15 played for the Fijiana Drau and...

Women's Rugby Players from Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga are currently on the Gold Coast, Australia taking part in a world first women's rugby Combine programme. The 2022 Oceania Rugby Women's Combine will accelerate rugby development for women in the Pacific and pave the way for the region's brightest rugby talent to join the 2023 Australian Buildcorp Super W...

A scheme to appoint 24 sports development officers in Solomon Islands has been launched to improve preparations for the 2023 Pacific Games. Organisers say it will provide "stronger opportunities for all stakeholders," and could lead to more international events in the islands. It will also try to "support and develop competitive Solomon Islands teams to ensure that the host does well...

It was 31 years ago when the Marshall Islands’ first president, Amata Kabua, appeared before the UN General Assembly to sound the alarm over global warming. Today, his son — current president David Kabua — is still sounding the alarm, which has only gotten more dire. Speaking to world leaders gathered at the high-level leaders’ meeting Tuesday, the younger Kabua...

-The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) will press ahead with the agenda of the acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals, promoting the 2050 Strategy, and projecting the Pacific’s priority on climate change at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week. PIF Secretary-General, Henry Puna, Tuesday met with the Permanent Secretary for the Office of...

The FijiFirst has described the upcoming General Election as a ‘watershed.’ Party General Secretary, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said this election will be a turning point as the old way of thinking is fighting with the new way of thinking. He said the thinking that FijiFirst represents includes, economic empowerment for everybody, protecting the iTaukei land yet having economic empowerment, and empowering those...