U.S sued as it pushes to auction massive tracks of water around American Samoa
A legal environmental group sued the U.S government on Tuesday, a month after the Trump administration announced plans to auction off massive sections of...
Pacific Youths reject tokenism at climate talk
Pacific youth leaders are demanding faster emissions reductions and an accelerated transition away from fossil fuels, warning that stronger climate action is needed to...
Derelict vessels threaten Suva harbour as Fiji begins US$1m clean-up
Fiji has launched a US$1 million initiative to remove 17 high-risk derelict vessels from Suva Harbour as the Government moves to improve maritime safety,...
China dismisses Palau President’s missile test claims as Pacific leaders prepare to discuss issue
China has dismissed claims by Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr over a recent Chinese missile test-launch, describing them as “completely groundless” and “malicious in...
Winston Peters urges Pacific leaders to put economic growth at centre of the Forum
Pacific leaders should use this month's Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to put economic growth and self-reliance higher on the regional agenda, New Zealand Foreign...
HIV diagnoses rise 27 percent in Fiji
Fiji recorded a record 2,016 HIV diagnoses in 2025, with young people accounting for a significant proportion of cases.
Speaking at the inaugural Pacific HIV...
Naoero minister laments Northern Pacific Connector demise
Minister for Naeoro Air Corporation Asterio Appi says the end of the Australian Government-administered Northern Pacific Connector contract was a slap in the face...
‘Regional ownership matters most,’ Pacific foreign ministers say amid fragile bloc unity
Foreign affairs leaders called on the Pacific Islands Forum to “remain united around” the region’s own priorities, including its own security challenges, in the...
Cook Islands election gives Brown powerful majority as Mangaia MPs join government
The Cook Islands Party (CIP) is heading for a powerful fifth consecutive term in government after three newly elected independent women MPs from Mangaia...
Cook Islands election: Democratic Party pledges ‘honest review’ after preliminary election wipeout
Cook Islands' Democratic Party leader Tina Pupuke-Browne pledged an “honest campaign review” after preliminary results showed the party losing all its seats.
Pupuke-Browne said the...
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China’s Pacific Island ties not part of ‘geopolitical rivalry’, Wang Yi says
China’s cooperation with the Pacific islands is not part of a geopolitical competition, top diplomat Wang Yi told a delegation of politicians from the...
Pacific meteorological directors coordinate regional cyclone outlook ahead of PICOF-19
Pacific meteorological directors have agreed on coordination and communication arrangements for the 2026/27 regional tropical cyclone outlook ahead of its public release on 14...
Drought declared in parts of Tonga as El Niño intensifies
The Tonga Meteorological Service has declared drought across all major islands that make up the kingdom, including Tongatapu, Niuatoputapu, Ha’apai and ‘Eua.
Niuafo’ou, a remote...