Partnership with Australia, New Zealand, and World Bank Signals Boost for Pacific Assistance
The Australian and New Zealand governments have renewed their commitment to the World Bank’s work in the Pacific through an agreement to strengthen cooperation...
Infrastructure Projects and Corruption
By Kalafi Moala
The Ministry of Infrastructure oversees all major infrastructure developments and construction in the Kingdom of Tonga. These developments include the construction and...
Comparing media law in Fiji and PNG
By Dr Shailendra B Singh and Dr Amanda H A Watson
This piece is the third in a series that addresses media freedom in Papua...
PIF secretariat rues being left out of India and Pacific island countries regional dialogue
The Pacific’s premier regional body, the Pacific Islands Forum, is concerned that it is being left on the sidelines of a regional dialogue between...
King Charles III crowned with regal pomp, cheers and shrugs
King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient ritual and brimming with bling at a time when...
Commonwealth leaders pledge continued unity and to empower youth
Leaders of Commonwealth member states met with His Majesty King Charles III at Marlborough House, the Headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat Friday.
After their meeting...
‘We are still being dawn raided’, Tongan community leader tells public meeting
A meeting has been held in Auckland between the government and those who lived through dawn raids past and present.
The meeting attended by the...
Pacific Civil Society calls for High Ambition ahead of the 5th Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministers Meeting
As Ministers, high level officials and technical specialists on energy and transport convene in Port Vila for the 5th Pacific Regional Energy and Transport...
IAEA Task Force issues new report on regulatory aspects of water discharge at Fukushima Daiichi
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force assessing the safety of Japan's planned discharge of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power...
Fijiana Drua claim back-to-back Super W titles after defeating Reds
The Fijian Drua have claimed back-to-back Super W titles with a 38-30 win over the Queensland Reds in Townsville.
The Reds had claimed their previous...
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Tonga police see crime growing more regional and digital
Tonga’s criminal threat landscape has changed fast, and Acting Chief Superintendent Selosia Fatukala-Satini says the shift is forcing police to rethink how they work.
Speaking...
Climate, migration and leadership rise to the top of Pacific’s 2050 agenda
The Pacific Islands Forum is translating its 2050 Strategy into a more concrete set of priorities focused on climate resilience, regional mobility and leadership...
Forum Economic Ministers to address global risks and regional resilience
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Economic and Finance Ministers will convene in Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Island (RMI)s, on 23 and 24 June 2026...