FEMM endorsed re- designed Pacific Resilience Facility
The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Leaders Meeting later this year in Rarotonga is expected to adopt and approve the redesigned Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF)...
Defence and security become election issues in New Zealand, amid China’s Pacific push
For the first time in decades, foreign and defence policy are in the electoral spotlight in New Zealand, as opinion surveys show public concern...
Solomon Islands Opposition leader outlines weaknesses in Truth and Reconciliation Commission report
Solomon Islands leader of Opposition Matthew Wale has revealed weaknesses in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act.
Speaking in Parliament in Honiara this week,...
HIV infections up by almost 100 percent in Fiji: Health Minister Dr Lalabalavu
Fiji recorded 245 new cases of HIV infections in 2022 compared to 151 new cases in 2021 which is an increase of almost 100...
China slams Fukushima water release plans, but will Japan be swayed?
By Cyril Ip
Beijing submitted a searing working paper to the United Nations opposing Tokyo’s plans to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear...
Canadian men lose to 15th-ranked Tonga in rugby test match in Nuku’alofa
Tonga ran in four tries and survived a sending off early in the second half en route to a 28-3 rugby win over Canada...
Will Skelton to captain Wallabies
Australia coach Eddie Jones has named La Rochelle second-row Will Skelton as captain of a young Wallabies squad for Rugby World Cup 2023.
Three uncapped...
Motion of no confidence against Vanuatu PM moved to next week
A motion of no confidence against Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau will now be debated next Wednesday, after the government didn’t appear at Parliament...
Fukushima is not merely a nuclear issue for the Pacific
By Sera Sefeti
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) submitted its final report to Japan on 04 July on the safety of dumping treated nuclear...
Bringing the Pacific people together in solidarity to address nuclear legacy issues in the Pacific – Lesuma
We try bringing together Pacific people and groups, in unity and solidarity so that we have one united way against nuclear waste dumping, nuclear...
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Pro-independence FLNKS ‘unequivocally’ reject latest agreement for New Caledonia
The signing of a new agreement on New Caledonia's political and financial future has triggered a fresh wave of reactions from across the French...
Japan restarts nuclear power plant almost 15 years since Fukushima disaster
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American Samoa, Google ink deal to build fiber optic cable linking to Bulikula
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