How Washington teamed up with PNG to pip Canberra for ‘control’ of region
COMMENTARY: A special correspondent in Port Moresby
As an officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Papua New Guinea government, I have...
Flying Fijians bonus won’t come from government: PM Rabuka
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has revealed to the Flying Fijians that they’ll have a bonus based on their performance at the Rugby World...
OFC Partnership to launch It’s a Penalty Campaign
Oceania Football Confederation has partnered with It's a Penalty to launch the #KeepKidsSafe campaign in the lead-up to the FIFA Women's World Cup.
The campaign...
I don’t want to do anything fancy: Fijian Drua player Masi
Olympic gold medalist and 7s World Cup winner Iosefo Masi says he does not want to do anything fancy in his pursuit to don...
50 Years On: Tonga’s gift to Australia in the famous upset of 1973
Fifty years on from Tongan rugby’s greatest day, Wallabies legend Mark Loane can wryly find one positive from being on the receiving end.
“I got...
Former PNG PM casts doubt on reports claiming Japan’s nuclear-contaminated wastewater safe for marine life
“We are disappointed that Japan still wants to go ahead and dump the nuclear polluted water into the Pacific, because we are not convinced...
Tonga at risk of sea level rise, seismic events, according to ADB report
Tonga faces permanent losses from sea level rises and is at risk from a seismic event, according to a new report by the Asian...
Indonesia President Widodo, PNG PM Marape in talks to strengthen economic relations
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says it is important to strengthen the economic relations between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, explaining that...
West Papua activists ‘open’ for dialogue
Papua New Guinea National Capital District (NCD) Governor Powes Parkop has assured the Indonesian government that the pro-West Papuan campaigners are ready and open...
‘The nail in the coffin to American Samoa’s tuna industry’
A regional fishery council warned that the Biden administration’s plan to block off the U.S territorial waters in the Pacific would be the end...
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PINA Statement for World Press Freedom Day 2026
By President, Kalafi Moala
On this World Press Freedom Day, we gather under a powerful and timely theme: “Shaping a Future at Peace: Promoting...
Iran crisis shows fossil fuels-based energy system ‘is inherently volatile and unstable’
Senior UN climate leaders are getting behind countries mobilising this week for a transition away from fossil fuels at a groundbreaking event in Colombia.
The...
Fiji Parliament ratified PRF in uninanimous vote, pushes debt free-climate funding
Fiji’s Parliament has unanimously approved the ratification of the agreement to establish the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Wednesday, marking a significant step toward strengthening...