NZ – Tongan-leg of trip reaffirms ‘brotherly’ relationship
The government's 2024 Pacific Mission, led by New Zealand deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Minister for Pacific Peoples Dr...
PNG rules out China pact as PM arrives in Australia
Papua New Guinea has flatly ruled out signing a security deal with China as Prime Minister James Marape touches down in Australia.
Marape attended an...
Fiji Home Affairs Minister calls for probe into border agency drug links
Border security agencies must carry out their own internal investigations to flush out their own who are involved in the drug business, says Fiji...
Kiribati president hails China-Kiribati friendship
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau says that Kiribati and China have continued to forge a friendship rooted in mutual respect, cooperation, and commitment
Maamau made the...
The Cook Islands, on the cusp of making conservation history for the Pacific Islands region
Dedicated towards conserving Cook Islands biodiversity, the island nation is applying for the Takitumu Conservation Area to be recognised as an ‘Other Effective area-based...
Former PNG PM O’Neill worried about laws to curb media, freedom of speech
The Papua New Guinea Government plans to introduce laws to curb free speech and freedom of the press, former prime minister Peter O’Neill says.
In...
Tonga government to ‘talanoa’ with King about unconstitutional directive – Acting PM
Tonga's Acting Prime Minister Samiuela Vaipulu says the government will resolve its differences with the King “the Pacific Way”
This comes after the government rejected...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum and Sharma granted bail
FijiFirst Leader Voreqe Bainimarama, former Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and former Health Minister Dr Neil Prakash Sharma have been granted bail by the Suva...
U.S-Pacific Island allies’ security pact renewals stall in Senate budget
The renewal of key provisions in the Compacts of Free Association (COFAs) with Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia has been omitted from the...
Climate envoy for the Marshall Islands Tina Stege: We put our heart and soul into climate negotiations…it’s about survival for us
Climate envoy for the Marshall Islands says financing must be prioritised to protect the world’s most vulnerable countries
The Marshall Islands may be a small...
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UN Climate chief calls for faster shift to renewables as conflict and climate drive...
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has called for a faster global transition to renewable energy, warning that conflict, climate change and fossil...
SPC launches Samoa Education data system to strengthen Planning and decision-making
The Pacific Community (SPC) says the launch of the Samoa Education Management Information System (SEMIS) marks a major step in strengthening education planning, management...
Bougainville leaders endorse final position and recommend 2030 Independence declaration date
The Bougainville Independence Leaders Consultation Forum (BILCF) has endorsed the final Bougainville position and recommended 01 September 2030 as the proposed date for Bougainville's...