Pacific Island nations meet on Pathways for the global just transition away from fossil fuels
Days after two cyclones made landfall on Vanuatu within the span of 48 hours, ministers from Pacific Island nations are gathering in the nation's...
NZ Government’s new climate funding plan for Pacific
-With Pacific nations facing some of the worst effects of climate change in the world, New Zealand is preparing to change the way it...
Governments vet crucial UN climate science report
Diplomats from nearly 200 nations and top climate scientists began a week-long huddle in Switzerland on Monday to distil nearly a decade of published...
Foreign Affairs Minister Mahuta to reaffirm NZ close relationship with Fiji
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta will hold bilateral meetings with Fiji this week.
The visit will be her first to the country since...
Disaster Management Minister Ditoka farewells Fiji team to Vanuatu
The Fiji Government’s second joint Humanitarian Response team deployed to assist in recovery efforts in Vanuatu following the aftermath of Tropical Cyclones Kevin and...
Cyclone Gabrielle assistance sign of bond between Aotearoa and Fiji – NZ foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta
The immediate help Fiji sent to assist the regions hardest-hit by the cyclone shows the strong links both countries have with each other, New...
Navigating climate change: Kiribati’s efforts to address sea-level rise
Interview with Tion Uriam, national coordinator for hydrography and charting, Kiribati
By Wim van Wegen
The impacts of climate change and sea-level rise on daily...
Will ex Nauru’s President Baron Waqa’s appointment as next Pacific Islands Forum boss do more harm than good?
Analysis
The question being asked around the Pacific is to how the region's leaders could agree to Nauru's Baron Waqa becoming the new secretary...
Call for Pacific cooperation to manage biosecurity risks and ensure a ‘Safe and Green’ Pacific Games
Pacific Community (SPC), the Pacific Plant Protection Organisation (PPPO) and Biosecurity Solomon Islands (BSI), have urged Pacific countries to ensure biosecurity travel precautions for...
Fijian Drua working on areas they were outplayed in
There’s a number of areas the Fijian Drua will be looking to rectify ahead of their clash with the Queensland Reds this weekend.
Kicking, scrummaging,...
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Free trade agreements with Pacific island nations proposed to protect regional posture
U.S Rep Ed Case has proposed a presidential initiative to negotiate free trade agreements with Pacific Island countries and extend duty-free treatment to certain...
Taiwan boosts support as Palau prepares to host Pacific Islands Forum
Taiwan is helping Palau prepare to host next year's Pacific Islands Forum, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Saturday.
Lin, who was on a trip...
When the room says No but the Ocean says Now why Vanuatu chose a...
Op Ed by Lagi Toribau, Technical Advisor & Lead Negotiator for Vanuatu on Deep-Sea Ecosystems
When I arrived in Nairobi for UNEA-7, I carried with...