Japan to host Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in July; plans to offer Climate support, counter China’s Influence
The Japanese government has begun final arrangements to host the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) in mid-July, inviting the leaders of all 18 Pacific...
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...
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Military buildup in Palau faces growing dissatisfaction, report says
The guardrails built into agreements between the United States and Palau to protect the Pacific nation's environment and preserve its sovereignty are rendered ineffective...
Palauan leader Whipps makes historic first state visit to New Zealand
Surangel Whipps Jr is set to become the first Palauan President to make an official visit to Aotearoa New Zealand.
Whipps is in New Zealand...
French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions
The Territorial Assembly of French Polynesia has for the first time shown a new configuration during its first administrative sitting on Friday, following a...