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A strategy meeting of the pro-independence Caledonian Union has been told that France must give a firm and irreversible date for New Caledonia's sovereignty. The party leader Daniel Goa said the decolonisation process with its three referendums under the 1998 Noumea Accord failed to give New Caledonia its independence. The territory has been on the UN decolonisation list since 1986, based...

The Fiji Airways Fiji 7s side will play New Zealand in the Cup final of the Los Angeles tournament. This after Fiji beat a spirited Australia side 29-10 in the cup semi-final. In the second semi-final, New Zealand edged Samoa 28-26. A try after the final hooter for skipper Sione Molia has sent New Zealand through to the final of the Los...

The gloomy Suva weather did not dampen the spirits of fans who turned up to witness our Swire Shipping Fijian Warriors defeat Manuma Samoa 60-10 at the HFC Bank Stadium Saturday. The best in Pacific rugby was on display as both teams showed great physicality and passion. Samoa’s Ailepata Lemalu crossed over 14 minutes into half from a maul at lineout...

While his Wallabies teammates describe him as a "freak" and his coach says he's never seen a winger like him, Marika Koroibete says he's just repaying Australia for all it has given his family. The Australians clinched a 25-17 victory over South Africa at Adelaide Oval on Saturday to keep alive their chances of winning the Rugby Championship. Man of the...

PNG Hunters celebrate perfect homecoming PORT MORESBY, 29 AUGUST 2022)----They are home. They have won. The footy gods were smiling down on the Santos National Football Stadium on Saturday afternoon as the SP PNG Hunters pulled off a fairy-tale finish in their homecoming match with the Mackay Cutters in Round 20 of the Hostplus Cup. Trailing by four points with seconds remaining,...

Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) said it has conducted its first joint drill with the Tongan navy, as concerns grow over China's increasing military clout in the South Pacific. The MSDF said its destroyer the Kirisame engaged in communication training and positioning exercises on Saturday and Monday in waters near the Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa, along with Tongan patrol ship...

The Solomon Islands Government has seemingly confirmed it will block some foreign journalists from entering the country, declaring that reporters who are “demeaning” or engage in “racial profiling” by attacking its ties with China will be banned. The office of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has repeatedly berated the ABC's Four Corners program, which explored China's growing presence across Solomon Islands. On...

The Government of the People’s Republic of China today provided an annual funding contribution of US$1.08 million to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat under the China – Pacific Islands Forum Cooperation Fund. In a handover ceremony, the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, welcomed the funding contribution from Qian Bo, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China...

Kiribati Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Development, Ribanataake Tiwau, has been appointed Chair of the Forum Fisheries Agency’s Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) at the Committee’s 19th meeting in Tarawa this year. At the official opening of the meeting on Tuesday at the new Kiritimati Island Fish Limited office in Ambo, Tiwau used his own version of the famous ‘I...

The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has rejected a statement by Prime Minister James Marape that a nationwide consultation be held on Bougainville’s 2019 Referendum for Independence outcome. Attorney-General and Minister for Bougainville Independence Mission Implementation Ezekiel Masatt Wednesday reminded Marape that the 2001 Bougainville Peace Agreement (BPA) was signed to end the Bougainville civil war – dubbed the bloodiest conflict...