Cook Islands government on high alert as Middle East conflict threatens fuel and goods
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has directed senior officials to secure the nation's fuel and essential supplies, as the government monitors the escalating...
Papua New Guinea offers cash for guns as amnesty opens to combat escalating tribal violence
Papua New Guinea has asked residents to surrender illegal firearms in a bid to remove tens of thousands of weapons from the country, as...
Statement from Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) President Kalafi Moala for International Women’s Day – 8 March 2026
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) joins the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day 2026 and recognising the important contribution of women media...
Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition
The Trump administration’s attempt to sink a UN resolution demanding countries act on the climate crisis has caused cuts to the proposal but hasn’t...
150+ leaders convene in Fiji to strengthen finance for the Pacific Ocean
Pacific leaders are calling for stronger global investment in ocean sustainability.
More than 150 government, finance, and philanthropic leaders gathered in Suva this week for...
Middle East conflict ‘doesn’t stop American diplomacy’ in Pacific, top U.S official says
The second-highest-ranking official in the U.S Department of State says Washington is not letting the conflict in the Middle East stop it from advancing...
Fiji Corrections Commissioner Nakarawa removed after tribunal finds nepotism and abuse of office
President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has terminated the contract of Fiji’s Corrections chief, Dr Jalesi Nakarawa.
The Constitutional Offices Commission received complaints regarding the Commissioner of...
All to play for as HSBC SVNS Series reaches Vancouver
HSBC SVNS fever arrives in Vancouver for the opening round of back-to-back North American legs, with anticipation high for both the men’s and women’s...
Change the board or a new Samoa Rugby Union will be set-up: PM Schmidt
Samoa's Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt will continue to hold off on signing over the Australian Government's funding to assist Samoa rugby.
This...
Vanuatu becomes 112th State party to Cluster Munitions Convention
The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) Presidency has welcomed Vanuatu as the 112th State Party to the Convention, effective 1 March 2026.
In a statement,...
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AFP sounds alarm over Pacific drug trade after 17 tonnes seized in 2026
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says the Pacific is facing an escalating national security threat from transnational drug trafficking after 17 tonnes of illicit...
PNG highest Court rejects Nomane case over no-confidence motion
Papua New Guinea Parliament will not be recalled to debate a motion of confidence in Prime Minister James Marape.
This follows a Supreme Court ruling...
Naupa warns Australia’s Pacific security focus is hurting Vanuatu ties
A new policy brief by ni-Vanuatu researcher Anna Naupa has warned that Australia’s growing focus on security threats in the Pacific is straining relations...