Oceania Rugby says no money to host Oceania Sevens Cup in Rotorua
Oceania Rugby has cancelled the 2026 Oceania Rugby Sevens Cup planned for Rotorua on 31 October and 1 November.
General manager Frank Puletua said in...
Micronesia calls for Climate finance, Ocean protection and fossil fuel transition
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has called for stronger climate action, predictable adaptation finance and a faster transition to renewable energy, warning that...
Pacific must not become consumers of AI: Wahuzue
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific newsrooms risk becoming consumers of artificial intelligence systems shaped outside the region unless they build their own tools, rules and...
French Polynesia Assembly calls for UN Mission to Tahiti
The Assembly of French Polynesia has called for a United Nations mission to visit Tahiti and assess directly the political situation and aspirations of...
AI must never replace Pacific Journalists: Pacific AI creator Wahuzue
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific media should use artificial intelligence to handle routine newsroom tasks but keep reporting, verification, context and relationships firmly in the hands...
President Heine warns against seabed mining, calls for UN nuclear testing apology
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine has warned against seabed mining and called for the United Nations to acknowledge the harm caused by nuclear weapons...
Tuvalu reclaims land as sea-level rise threatens future: PM Teo
Tuvalu is reclaiming land above flood levels as it battles rising seas, with 15.3 hectares already created on the capital island of Funafuti and...
Solomon Islands PM Wale calls for UN rights chief to visit West Papua
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Cooper Wale has renewed calls for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit West Papua, saying...
Why has the world not acted on the climate crisis?: Tonga PM Fakafanua
Tonga has questioned why the international community has failed to act on the climate crisis despite years of warnings from Pacific leaders, saying the...
Even smallest country can contribute to global peace: Kiribati President Maamau
Kiribati has called for stronger international action on climate change, ocean protection and the Pacific’s nuclear legacy, saying even the smallest countries have a...
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‘The world we know is over’ without urgent climate action, leaders tell COP31
Failure to provide an overwhelming response to the climate crisis means “the world we know is over”, the president of the embattled Marshall Islands...
Solomon Islands pledges USD$400k to GCF
By Eddie Osifelo in Antalya, Turkiye
Solomon Islands is set to become the first country to pledge to the Green Climate Fund’s third replenishment (GCF-3),...
Pacific climate envoy seeks $500M resilience fund at COP31 to safeguard island nations
Pacific Island nations are seeking to mobilise US$500 million for a regional resilience fund to support communities threatened by rising sea levels and extreme...