NZ Navy chief on China: We can’t stand aside and say ‘nothing to see here’
New Zealand Navy chief David Proctor warned an Anzac service in Hawaii of an “increasingly coercive state” challenging freedom and prosperity in the Pacific.
Rear...
Tonga’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Tonga’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on...
Championing the ocean – Takeaways from the Commonwealth Blue Charter All-Champions Meeting
By Subaskar Sitsabeshan, Outreach and Project Development Manager, Commonwealth Blue Charter
Last month, the champion countries of the Commonwealth Blue Charter gathered in Ottawa, Canada...
More drama unfolds at FRU
The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) Annual General Meeting scheduled for Saturday in Lautoka is expected to be cancelled.
FBC Sports has been reliably informed the...
ONOC leaders remind Melanesian athletes’ to ensure their voices are heard at all levels
Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) President, Dr Robin Mitchell, opened the Melanesian Sub-Regional Athletes’ Forum by encouraging athlete representatives to work for the best...
Senator Kennedy introduces bipartisan U.S and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Act to counter communist aggression, strengthen diplomatic ties in Pacific
U.S senator for Lousiana John Kennedy has introduced the U.S and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Act to promote diplomacy and combat Communist China’s increased...
Australia to host Quad Leaders’ Summit in Sydney: PM Albanese
Australian Prime Minister says he will host the 2023 Quad Leaders’ Summit in Sydney on 24 May.
It will be the first time Australia has...
Measles outbreak in American Samoa declared public health emergency
American Samoa has issued a public health emergency after an outbreak of measles has spread across the U.S territory.
As of Tuesday, there has been...
UNSG Guterres urges countries to recommit to achieving SDGs by 2030 deadline
More than half the world is being left behind at the midpoint for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
New Ireland’s bid for autonomy goes before PNG parliament
New Ireland Province’s aspiration of attaining autonomy is slowing coming into fruition with the first reading on the proposed amendment to the Constitution on...
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Pro-France Virginie Ruffenach elected New Caledonia Congress president
Pro-France Virginie Ruffenach has been elected as the new New Caledonia Congress president under a "governance" coalition struck on Thursday between the pro-France bloc...
NZ must consider cost of joining Pacific defence alliance
A geopolitics expert says before New Zealand asks to join a defence alliance with Australia and Fiji, it must first consider if it can...
Emerging Pacific leaders tackling the Triple Planetary Crisis
In the Pacific, the triple planetary crisis, the interconnected threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution pose a significant existential risk, and young...