U.S and China urged not to bring their rivalry to the Pacific: Forum Chair Brown
Pacific Islands Forum chair and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has launched a broadside against the United States and China, urging them not...
Pacific advocacy to get the world back on track for a 1.5 net zero future
Pacific countries will advocate to get the World back on track for a 1.5 net zero future at the upcoming COP28 climate change negotiations...
Café operators brewing up for Pacific Islands Forum
Café operators surrounding the venue for a Pacific Islands Forum gathering at the National Auditorium are anticipating patron numbers will reach those of peak...
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...
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NZ Foreign Minister backs stronger Pacific Women’s leadership ahead of Forum Meeting
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has reaffirmed his country's support for stronger Pacific parliamentary cooperation and increased women's representation, telling Pacific women parliamentarians...
Taiwan halts LNG spot purchases from PNG over office closure
Taiwan State-owned CPC Corp, has temporarily suspended spot market purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Papua New Guinea, after its foreign minister earlier...
Nauru’s Jerusalem embassy move raises questions over Pacific diplomacy – academic
Nauru's decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem is part of a growing Pacific trend that highlights the challenges small island states face as...