Forum wants action on climate finance and Loss and Damage
By Nic Maclellan in Rarotonga, Cook Islands
As the region faces an El Nino summer and Vanuatu reels from the devastation of Cyclone Lola...
Australia’s bid to host climate talks is welcome but its words must be matched with action
By Ralph Regenvanu
The Pacific Islands Forum this week will bring together nations who share what we call the Blue Pacific Continent, stretching from...
Cook Islands ready to host 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
The Cook Islands is ready for the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting which starts on Monday, 06 - 10 November in Rarotonga.
The host...
Adeang’s elevation to Nauru presidency brings concerns
The elevation of long time Nauru politician David Adeang to the country's presidency is raising concerns in a number of areas.
Adeang has become Nauru's...
Nauru leader’s ouster more about domestic issues than China: Source
Former Nauru President Russ Joseph Kun's ouster in a vote of no confidence was mainly due to “complicated domestic political disputes” despite the initiators...
‘It’s just how life is here’: Vanuatu’s children devastated as cyclone season returns
Tropical Cyclone Lola has claimed at least two lives – one of them a pregnant woman – and caused widespread damage to hundreds of...
UNICEF concerned for children of the Pacific in the coming cyclone season
UNICEF is increasingly concerned for children’s wellbeing in the upcoming cyclone season.
Following the recent out of season Tropical Cyclone Lola, many children have already...
Fiji Military Chief concerned with non-consultative approach taken by the Government to reject the UN resolution on Gaza
The Commander of the Republic of Military Forces, Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai says the RFMF is deeply concerned with the non-consultative approach taken...
Fiji Government Minister Singh referred to FICAC
The Fijian Elections Office has referred the Minister for Sugar and Multi Ethnic Affairs, Charan Jeath Singh to the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption...
‘Support us’: Tikopians call on neighbouring countries for help post ex-Tropical Cyclone Lola
Tropical Cyclone Lola has destroyed or damaged 148 houses out of 198 on the remote Solomon Island of Tikopia, community group says.
Solomon Islands medical...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...