Former Fiji PM Baimarama and Suspended Police Commissioner Qiliho plead not guilty
Fiji's former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Commissioner for Police Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho have pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse of office.
Their...
Pacific countries convene to align National Biodiversity targets to global biodiversity framework
A historical agreement which sets out an ambitious agenda towards the vision of living in harmony with nature, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, was...
New Zealand wants China to engage Pacific through PIF
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has reminded China of the regional primacy of the Pacific Islands Forum as Foreign Minister Wang Yi...
IMO to open regional office in Fiji to serve the Pacific
International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will open its seventh Regional Presence Office, in Suva, Fiji, to serve countries and territories in the Pacific Islands region.
IMO...
A Dysfunctional Family: How Australia can and should repair its relationships with the Pacific by acting on Climate
Analysis by Liam Moore
The prevailing strategic culture in Australian foreign policy circles that view Pacific Island states in instrumental and paternalistic ways is unproductive....
Tickets go on sale for HSBC SVNS Grand Final in Madrid
The best 36 men’s and women’s teams in the world will showcase the speed, skill and all-action drama of rugby sevens while a pumping...
Former stars to be inducted into Pasifika rugby hall of fame
Seven former Pasifika rugby stars will be inducted into the first ever Pasifika Rugby Hall of Fame (PRHOF) in Auckland on 28 March.
The inaugural...
Fourth discharge of treated Fukushima water completed
The release of the fourth batch of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea concluded Sunday,...
Magistrate Puamau acknowledges High Court findings on former Fiji PM and suspended Police Commissioner
Magistrate Seini Puamau did not pronounce former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho guilty this morning as directed by...
U.S helping Taiwan consolidate ties with Pacific allies: Official
The United States has been working to help Taiwan consolidate its formal diplomatic ties with countries in the Pacific island region and prevent them...
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Pacific leaders seek US$500m resilience fund as climate impacts worsen
Pacific leaders are calling on governments, development partners and private investors to help raise US$500 million for the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF), warning that...
Forum Chair backs Australia’s COP31 role as Albanese defends conference spending
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the cost of hosting and participating in COP31, saying climate action is a matter of Australia's national...
Multilateral Development Banks commit US$103 billion in climate finance as COP31 pushes implementation
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) provided US$103 billion in climate finance to low- and middle-income countries in 2025 and mobilised a further US$35 billion in...