Melbourne Storm prop Tui Kamikamica announces retirement
Melbourne Storm has confirmed the retirement of long-serving prop and Fijian captain Tui Kamikamica, effective immediately on medical grounds.
Kamikamica finishes his rugby league career...
West Papua issue likely to be on agenda in Palau – PNG foreign minister
Papua New Guinea's foreign minister says he expects the issue of West Papua will be discussed at the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders...
Pacific Civil Society calls for Ocean protection, demilitarisation and regional control
Pacific civil society and regional leaders have called for stronger Pacific control over decisions affecting the ocean, rejecting deep-sea mining and warning against growing...
CNMI leader urges caution as U.S advances Pacific seabed mining plan
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Governor David Apatang says protecting Pacific waters and island communities must come first as the United...
Women MPs booklet to be distributed to schools across Fiji
Fiji’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament Lenora Qereqeretabua, alongside women Members of Parliament, has handed over copies of a booklet documenting the history and contributions...
Tonga drought declarations expand as El Niño brings very dry outlook
The Tonga Meteorological Service has expanded meteorological drought declarations across Tonga as a strong to very strong El Niño is forecast to bring prolonged...
On another scale’: PNG province unprepared for El Niño impacts, governor warns
The governor of Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands Province says his province is unprepared to deal with the severe impacts of the El Niño...
Winston Peters points to Cook Islands as Pacific aviation model amid airline crisis
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Vaovasamanaia Winston Peters says the Cook Islands' airline experience shows what can be achieved in the Pacific despite the...
Who controls the Pacific’s communications?
By Sue Ahearn
The Pacific has a communications problem that extends well beyond social media.
The region covers almost one-third of the Earth’s surface, with small...
Pacific COP process begins in Fiji with call to put communities at centre of climate action
The Pacific’s COP31 process has begun in Fiji, with communities, Indigenous Peoples, youth, farmers, chiefs and climate advocates gathering in Nadi to put Pacific...
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Fiji Parliament extends Constitution Bill review as parties raise concerns over rushed process
Fiji’s Parliament has agreed to extend the deadline for the Special Committee reviewing the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026, following concerns from political parties that...
PM Rabuka says Constitution review must reflect Fiji’s current and future generations
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the review of the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2026 must produce a framework that reflects the needs of the...
Pacific report shows progress in 2050 strategy but warns of implementation gaps
Pacific Island countries have completed, substantially delivered or are actively implementing about 85 percent of regional leaders’ decisions made between 2023 and 2025, but...