Forum Secretariat told to step up: Forum Chair
Pacific Islands Forum Chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says he want to leave the Forum in a better place for the...
Australia warns of economic weakness in Pacific as it outlines development goals – without mentioning China
Australian officials have sounded the alarm about rising debt levels and economic “fragility” among Pacific countries amid increasing competition with China for influence.
On Tuesday...
Pacific aid to enforce climate, gender equality targets
Australia will push to create local employment and boost the domestic economies of its Pacific island neighbours while keeping an eye on climate change...
Vanuatu PM reshuffles cabinet ahead of no-confidence-motion
Vanuatu's prime minister has reshuffled his cabinet just four days after a motion-of-no-confidence against his leadership was submitted to parliament.
RNZ Pacific’s correspondent in Vanuatu,...
Former Fiji PM lawyer to file a no case to answer
The Magistrates Court in Suva will hear written submissions from the Defence counsel and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on No...
World Bank Pacific Economic update: Recovering in the miidst of uncertainty
The World Bank’s Pacific Economic Update provides a twice-yearly assessment of 11 Pacific Island economies: the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru,...
‘Double agents’: Fossil-fuel lobbyists work for U.S groups trying to fight climate crisis
By Oliver Milman
More than 1,500 lobbyists in the U.S are working on behalf of fossil-fuel companies while at the same time representing hundreds of...
Fiji Football Association names key football facility after Pelé
Gianni Infantino on Sunday visited Fiji where has opened new football facilities and signed an agreement to support the building of a state-of-the-art high...
Flying Fijians coach Raiwalui to name World Cup squad today
Flying Fijians coach Simon Raiwalui will name his Rugby World Cup squad today in Nadi.
Fans will get to know our 33 players that’ll represent...
Rugby World Cup Pool D squads: England, Samoa and Argentina confirm line-ups
Pool D rivals England, Argentina and Samoa have named their squads for Rugby World Cup 2023, albeit with the latter keeping one spot free...
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New report warns of Solomon Islands health system under strain
Australia is being accused of draining skilled health workers from Pacific Island countries to fix its own shortage of care workers, pushing fragile health...
Fiji secures agreement on Ocean and climate action Resolution at UNEA-7
Pacific delegations at the seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) are celebrating a breakthrough in Nairobi with Fiji securing an agreement on...
The Late Akilisi Pōhiva: A Tongan Voice for Justice and Liberation of West Papua
By Mele Tuuakitau, USP Journalism Student
Tonga’s Support for decolonisation in the Pacific: Can we do more?
As a small island state in the Pacific,...