Penrith Brothers defeat Silktails in nailbiter
Penrith Brothers poured on the pressure in the second half to snatch a 17-16 win over the Kaiviti Silktails in the Leagues Clubs Australia...
Jennian Homes puts on sale first of show houses to raise funds for New Zealand Olympic Committee
Jennian Homes, a partner of the New Zealand Olympic Team since 2016, has launched the sale of the first of its two showcase properties,...
Port Vila call for a just transition to a fossil fuel free Pacific
We, the Ministers and officials from the Kingdom of Tonga, the Republic of Fiji, Niue, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Vanuatu,...
Pacific Ministers urged to set global example and declare the Pacific free of fossil fuel exploration and extraction
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Port Vila
Civil society organisations in Vanuatu and the Pacific are calling on governments to set global example...
Shifting from dependence on fossil fuel energy will be challenging: Fiji’s Assistant Minister
Regional Ministers and officials attending the 2nd Pacific Ministerial Dialogue On Pathways for the Global Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels were Thursday given...
Multi-Stakeholder Expert Groups to Develop the Implementation Plan of the 2050 Strategy
A regional multi-stakeholder mechanism has been set up by the Pacific Islands Forum to develop the implementation and monitoring plan for the 2050 Strategy...
Emerging collective call for fossil fuel free Pacific
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Port Vila
As Pacific Ministers wrap up their three-day dialogue in Port Vila today, there’s strong calls for...
No longer ‘hole of Asia-Pacific doughnut’, South Pacific eyes China trade deal
China and a group of South Pacific island countries could start talks this year toward their first formal trade agreement, according to an official...
No jab, No job policy revoked in Fiji: AG Turaga
Fiji's Attorney General Siromi Turaga has confirmed that the government has revoked the No Jab, No Job policy.
Turaga said cabinet has decided to revoke...
Samoan PM and Commonwealth SG urge stronger efforts to get more women into leadership
The Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, have called for stronger efforts to address the gender imbalance...
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Australia to supply assault rifles to PNG
Australia is set to supply 3,500 new Australian Combat Assault Rifles (ACAR) to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF), along with improvements to...
Defence Minister warns ‘Don’t Even Try’ to test military
Fiji's Minister for Defence Pio Tikoduadua has warned against attempting to break into the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) installations, indicating the seriousness...