French Rafale jets showcase power projection in the Pacific
With the French Air and Space Force conducting Operation Pegase 23 in the Pacific region, France is showcasing its ability to project power over...
PIF Permanent representative to WTO/UN presents credentials
The PIF Geneva Office Permanent Representative Ambassador Mere Falemaka has this week completed the formalities of presenting her credentials as the Permanent Representative and...
Civil Society call for release of Indo-Pacific Trade Pact Text
Civil society groups from across the Pacific, including Fiji, have sent a letter to Trade Ministers calling for the release of agreements and key...
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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...
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UNICEF Pacific Ambassador calls for action against deep-sea mining
Former Miss Samoa, Miss Pacific Islands and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke has called on Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, warning that it...
‘Sign up to NZ’: Winston Peters defends citizens-only voting proposal amid Pacific concerns
Who should have the right to vote in New Zealand is shaping up as a key election issue.
New Zealand First (NZ First) is defending...
Pacific Islanders seek participation in precision medicine studies
Indigenous health experts in the Pacific Island region are seeking active participation in medical research, particularly in the field of precision medicine, an emerging...