Cop30 participation shows PNG’s role to address climate change
Papua New Guinea’s participation at the 30th Conference of the Parties (Cop) in Brazil next week highlights the country’s role in the global movement...
Winston Peters signals support for visa-free travel petition for Pacific nationals
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the New Zealand Government will work closely with Sāmoa on a petition advocating for visa-free travel for Pacific...
Fiji reaffirms regional leadership in Tuna Industry at Pacific Tuna Forum
Fiji’s Minister for Fisheries, Alitia Bainivalu, says the successful hosting of the 9th Pacific Tuna Forum has reinforced Fiji’s leadership in ocean conservation and...
Fiji Parliament Passes Fisheries amendment bill to modernise 80-year-old law
Fiji’s Parliament has passed the Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2025, overhauling the 80-year-old Fisheries Act 1941 to strengthen compliance, enforcement, and accountability in managing coastal...
American Samoa faces triple threat to its fishing-based economy
By James Borton
In American Samoa, the ocean is life -- but that life is under siege.
The U.S territory, marooned in the heart of the...
Flying Fijians coach Byrne names side to hunt another English scalp
Flying Fijians coach Mick Byrne has named a powerful match-day squad to take on England in their much-anticipated clash at Twickenham on Sunday morning.
Byrne...
Fijian Drua unveil 2026 squad
The Fijian Drua have unveiled their 2026 Super Rugby Pacific squad, which features 29 capped Flying Fijians alongside four Drua Development players heading to...
14 HIV cases in Vanuatu
Vanuatu's Ministry of Health (MOH) has recorded a total of 14 people currently living with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), a virus that weakens the...
Pacific voices challenge militarisation, deep-sea mining and nuclear threats
Militarisation is the greatest environmental threat facing the Pacific region, according to regional peace advocates.
“We see how much of our ocean is being militarised...
Palau president eyes U.S deportees as a solution to labour shortage
Deportees from the United States could fill Palau’s labour gaps, President Surangel Whipps Jr said, seeking to justify his apparent inclination to accept the...
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Vanuatu’s Climate envoy urges nations to stand firm after U.S push to drop UN...
Vanuatu's Climate envoy Ralph Regenvanu is urging countries to stay engaged, after the United States pushed for Vanuatu to withdraw a UN motion supporting...
France seizes 2.4 tonnes of cocaine in Pacific as drug seizures hit record highs
French officials announced Tuesday that 100 bales of cocaine were seized last Thursday during a joint operation with the United States.
According to the High...
Official documents reveal friction between NZ and Cook Islands over Russian vessels
Cook Islands continued to register sanctioned vessels tied to Russia's "shadow fleet" months after New Zealand government began raising concerns, official information reveals.
Memos, emails...