Samoa becomes the first Pacific nation to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting
This year in October, Samoa will make history by becoming the first small island developing state from the Pacific to host the Commonwealth Heads...
Tuvalu’s 2024 general election: a new political landscape
By Jess Marinaccio
On Friday 26 January 2024, Tuvalu went to the polls for its general election. After voting results were announced over the...
Tuvalu general election: Eight newcomers in parliament
Eight of Tuvalu's 16-member parliament are newcomers following the 2024 general election which saw former Prime Minister Kausea Natano ousted.
The country went to the...
Tuvalu’s pro-Taiwan prime minister Kausea Natano loses seat in partial election results
The pro-Taiwan leader of the Pacific islands nation of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano, has lost his seat according to partial election results.
The vote is being...
13 charged over drugs haul; investigations reveal Fiji used as transit point
Thirteen people charged in relation to the seizure of more than four tons of methamphetamine in Nadi worth more than $2billion (US$1 billion) will...
No timeframe – Fiji PM | Reinstatement of ousted Minister for Education
The reinstatement of Fiji's ousted minister for education Aseri Radrodro may take six months, a year or the end of the four-year Coalition Government...
David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours
The independent senator David Pocock says the Australian government is failing to listen to its “Pacific family” and must stop approving new fossil fuel...
New Zealand backs away from deep-sea trawling restrictions
NZ fisheries Minister Shane Jones' close links to the fishing industry are under scrutiny once again, after New Zealand diplomats made an abrupt about-turn...
Governing body for Pacific research centre
Te Poutoko is one of seven new research centres at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. Co-directors Sir Collin Tukuitonga, Professor Judith McCool, and...
Argentina on the double as Australia beaten to gold again
Argentina won the third event of the HSBC SVNS 2024, beating Australia in Perth (Boorloo) in front of the biggest rugby audience in Western...
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Taiwan’s return to Pacific Islands Forum should demonstrate its strategic value
Pacific Islands a ‘triple junction’ of climate risk, ocean governance, and geopolitical competition
By Jack Huang
Taiwan’s return to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in 2026...
Western Force go down to Drua in thriller as NRL star Lomax debuts
Zac Lomax has been unable to inspire the Western Force to victory in his professional rugby union debut as they went down to the...
Pacific shipping lifeline faces crisis as experts push wind-powered transition
For many Pacific Island communities, a delayed ship does not just mean inconvenience. It can mean empty store shelves, fuel shortages and isolation.
“Shipping is...