OACPS must adapt to global challenges, Secretary General says
The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) must strengthen its institutions, improve coordination and focus on implementation as it responds to growing...
Tonga PM calls for Climate adaptation investment, says resilience is Pacific’s top security challenge
Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua has called for greater investment in climate adaptation, saying Pacific Island countries face their biggest security challenge from...
Not all bad news: SPREP highlights potential benefits of El Niño for some Pacific island countries
While El Niño is often associated with drought and extreme prolonged dry conditions for the western Pacific and wetter than normal conditions in the...
PM Wale heads to Fiji for key Pacific Troika talks
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale leaves today for Fiji on his fourth overseas trip since taking office, where he will attend the Pacific...
Australia signs landmark Vanuatu security deal to help parry China in Pacific
Australia and Vanuatu have signed a watered-down $500 million (US$345 million) security deal after months of negotiations.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Vanuatu counterpart Jotham...
Niue secures $11m climate and ocean resilience deal to protect communities
Niue has secured a major US$9 million (NZ$11 million) funding package to strengthen climate resilience, protect its ocean space, and improve essential infrastructure for...
PM Wale urges collaboration in Pacific
Solomon Islands Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has urged Pacific island countries must work to address issues of regional importance.
Wale, the new Pacific Islands...
Fiji Military Commander yet to decide on second term
Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Major-General Ro Jone Kalouniwai says he has not decided whether he will seek another term...
Pacific Fisheries Ministers in Wellington for 25th FFC Ministerial
New Zealand Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones will today welcome 16 Pacific Island fisheries ministers to Wellington for the Forum Fisheries Ministerial Committee...
‘That’s what we’re set up to do’: Kevin Senio reflects on Moana Pasifika’s legacy
Moana Pasifika's departure from Super Rugby has prompted a period of raw reflection for those who helped build the franchise from the ground up.
Speaking...
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Naoero opens embassy in Jerusalem, drawing regional and international condemnation
Naoero has opened an embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the ninth country to establish its diplomatic mission in the city and drawing condemnation from Jordan...
11 years on, Pacific Meteorological leaders revisit Nuku’alofa declaration
The Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) is meeting today in Tonga to revisit commitments first made more than a decade ago.
The meeting comes 11 years...
Sea level rise is locked in, UN overshoot pathway too late for the Pacific
By Elenoa Masi
The United Nations has suggested a pathway to manage global warming, which is now predicted to breach the 1.5 degrees target in...