Tonga Media Association pushes for Complaints Council after PM meeting
The Media Association of Tonga (MAT) has raised plans for a Media Complaints Council and stronger media standards during a meeting with Tonga Prime...
UN Climate Chief Stiell warns fossil fuel crisis shows urgent need for clean energy transition
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell says the Middle East conflict and rising fossil fuel costs have exposed the urgent need for countries...
Australia, NZ and Tonga complete second international Cable link
Australia and New Zealand joined the Kingdom of Tonga to celebrate the completion of the Tonga Hawaiki Cable Branch System, the country’s second international...
Quad strengthens Pacific presence with new Fiji Ports partnership
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the Quad is stepping up support for the Pacific and Indo-Pacific region as worsening global instability, energy insecurity...
Quad ministers announce new Indo-Pacific initiatives on maritime security and energy
Foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan and the United States announced new initiatives on Tuesday on maritime security, port infrastructure and energy to boost...
Moana Pasifika placed into liquidation as doubt over Super Rugby future grows
Moana Pasifika has been put into liquidation after shareholders voted to appoint liquidators to the holding company of the Super Rugby Pacific team.
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IRENA pushes faster fossil fuel exit as electrification becomes key to energy transition
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says the next phase of the global energy transition must focus on electrification, renewable energy expansion and a...
Cook Islands declares end to dengue outbreak after more than a year
The Cook Islands has officially regained its dengue-free status after going 26 days without a recorded dengue case, the Ministry of Health announced Monday.
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Fiji passes sweeping Education bill after nearly 60 years
Fiji’s Parliament has passed the Education Bill 2025, which replaces the Education Act of 1966. Government says the new Education Bill of 2025 is...
Solomon Islands leads Pacific call against nuclear weapons at UN
The Solomon Islands has renewed the Pacific’s opposition to nuclear weapons and nuclear testing, recalling the devastation caused by decades of testing in the...
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Reject Bougainville result: Namah
Papua New Guinea Tourism Minister and Vanimo Green MP Belden Namah told Parliament Tuesday to reject the ratification of the 2019 Bougainville referendum result...
President Toroama warns PNG Parliament debate will test Bougainville’s independence mandate
President Ishmael Toroama says the overwhelming mandate delivered by Bougainville voters in the 2019 referendum is facing a critical test as Papua New Guinea’s...
Fiji PM not ruling out civil servants paycuts
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Government has not ruled out further pay cuts for civil servants to mitigate global shock in fuel price affecting...