Pacific Heritage felt throughout 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in Auckland this week, representing the biggest football tournament ever to be hosted in the Oceania...
Victoria pulls out of 2026 Commonwealth Games over cost concerns
Australia's state of Victoria has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to projected cost overruns, placing the future of the quadrennial...
The Loss and Damage of Niue’s history
Ninety percent of Niue’s artefacts housed in the national museum, along with archives and records, were destroyed during Tropical Cyclone Heta in 2004.
The category...
Pacific nations gather in Samoa for first Loss and Damage dialogue
The reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s most authoritative sources of climate science approved by 195 countries, reaffirms the...
Pacific’s new Ministerial Champion for Loss and Damage articulates vision
The Pacific’s new Ministerial Champion for Loss and Damage (L&D), Ralph Regenvanu, has lamented what he’s described as “woefully insufficient” levels of climate change...
Loss and damage washing our Pacific Islands culture away
Loss and Damage. It’s a term that has no agreed definition under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change yet, but it’s one...
Melanesian Leaders’ Summit postponed
The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Summit proposed to be held from 17 -21 July is postponed to another date, which is yet to...
UNSG appoints Dirk Wagener as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Fiji
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Dirk Wagener of Germany as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Fiji, with the host Government’s...
China to ‘fill the gap’ in Solomon Islands budget as PM blasts ‘unneighbourly’ Australia and U.S
China will “fill the gap” in Solomon Islands’ troubled budget, after Australia and other traditional development partners suddenly withdrew millions of dollars in promised...
PM Marape announces French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to PNG on 28 July
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, James Marape, announced Monday that French President, Emmanuel Macron, will undertake a one-day visit to...
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Dr Aqorau questions whether military expansion fits Pacific’s Ocean of Peace vision
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has questioned whether the Pacific can maintain its vision of becoming an Ocean of...
The ocean wealth that keeps leaving Micronesia
By Joyce McClure
More than 50 percent of the world’s tuna supply comes from the western and central Pacific Ocean, making it the most...
Australia’s Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs says China missile test was ‘destabilising’ as...
Australia says China's recent ballistic missile test over the Pacific was “destabilising”, citing strong condemnation from Pacific leaders alongside Australia's response.
Speaking in an interview...