Pacific climate finance gaps threaten local resilience
Climate finance in the Pacific is not keeping up with urgent needs, as complex systems, slow approvals, and financial risks still block access to...
Tonga Finance Minister Lata Tangimana convicted of electoral bribery by Supreme Court
The Tongan Supreme Court has convicted Latalaga Lata Tangimana, the Minister of Finance, for breaching Tonga’s Electoral Act in connection with the 2025 General...
ADB announces financial support package to help Asia and Pacific mitigate impacts from Middle East conflict
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a financial support package to help its developing member countries (DMCs) mitigate the economic and financial impacts...
China’s growing influence in the Pacific is 5,000 meters deep
Deep-sea mining is its latest battlefield
By Kara Fox, Elizabeth Alberts, Lou Robinson and Byron Manley
CNN and environmental news outlet Mongabay tracked eight Chinese research...
Fijiana XVs prepare for Wallaroos showdown as Pacific rivalry returns
Fiji’s Fijiana are preparing for a major Pacific rugby clash as they get ready to face the Wallaroos in Canberra this week.
Friday's Test match...
Samoa deputy PM loses seat after Court finds corrupt practices
The Samoa Electoral Court has today ruled that deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Falealili I, Toelupe Maoiautele Pou Onesemo, is guilty...
Western Pacific governments urged to speed up action to end TB in the region
The World Health Organisation (WHO) urged governments in the Western Pacific region to accelerate country-led action to transform tuberculosis care, decentralize services and scale...
Commonwealth SG warns global debt crisis threatens ‘survival’ of Small States
The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Shirley Botchwey has warned that rising global debt is threatening development, sovereignty and survival for many countries, particularly small...
OACP SG appoints Katalaina Sapolu of Samoa as Assistant SG for global operations
The Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Moussa Batraki has announced the appointment of Katalaina Sapolu of Samoa, as...
Pacific push for ocean protection as BBNJ PrepCom 3 opens in New York
The third and final session of the Preparatory Commission for the BBNJ Agreement under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)...
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Pacific financial system under threat as banking links shrink, Forum report warns
The Pacific’s access to global finance is under growing strain, with a new Pacific Islands Forum report warning that the steady loss of correspondent...
Forum SG Waqa pushes truth and accountability on nuclear legacy
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa says remembrance of nuclear testing in the Pacific must drive action, as the region continues to deal...
Hidden archaeological landscapes discovered in Fiji through Moana data service’s LiDAR technology
By Moana Data Services/Kahuto Pacific
New high-resolution airborne LiDAR data from the Moana Data Service has revealed a previously hidden landscape of earthworks across parts...