‘Rugby league can be a religion in Tonga’: Legacy of 300-game stars
Isaiya Katoa admits he is still starstruck when he plays alongside Daniel Tupou and Jason Taumalolo but the legacy of the first Tongan players...
Pro-France Virginie Ruffenach elected New Caledonia Congress president
Pro-France Virginie Ruffenach has been elected as the new New Caledonia Congress president under a "governance" coalition struck on Thursday between the pro-France bloc...
NZ must consider cost of joining Pacific defence alliance
A geopolitics expert says before New Zealand asks to join a defence alliance with Australia and Fiji, it must first consider if it can...
Emerging Pacific leaders tackling the Triple Planetary Crisis
In the Pacific, the triple planetary crisis, the interconnected threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution pose a significant existential risk, and young...
Nominations open for Pacific Meteorological Council Awards 2026
The call for nominations for the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) Awards 2026 is officially open.
The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), as...
Chiefs demand PM Napat resign over Nakamal name
Paramount chiefs representing five of Vanuatu’s six provinces have called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat to resign before 30 July 2026, over the use...
Bilateral negotiations over, time for next step – Vanuatu’s DPM
The Vanuatu Government has declared it will pursue international legal avenues after the second round of talks with France failed to resolve the long-standing...
China’s ballistic missile launch was a message for the U.S
When China launched a ballistic missile into the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, it was a rare test of a nuclear-capable weapons system that...
NZ to discuss joining Fiji-Australia alliance
New Zealand has announced it will begin discussions with Australia and Fiji on the possibility of joining the newly established Ocean of Peace Alliance.
Prime...
Palau’s President warns of rising nuclear anxiety in the Pacific, after China missile test
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr says countries of the wider region need to work together to reduce geopolitical...
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Micronesia calls for Climate finance, Ocean protection and fossil fuel transition
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has called for stronger climate action, predictable adaptation finance and a faster transition to renewable energy, warning that...
Pacific must not become consumers of AI: Wahuzue
By Pita Ligaiula
Pacific newsrooms risk becoming consumers of artificial intelligence systems shaped outside the region unless they build their own tools, rules and...
French Polynesia Assembly calls for UN Mission to Tahiti
The Assembly of French Polynesia has called for a United Nations mission to visit Tahiti and assess directly the political situation and aspirations of...