New Caledonia, Fiji embark on jurisdictional approach initiative for longline tuna fishery
The French overseas territory of New Caledonia and the Pacific island nation of Fiji have initiated a jurisdictional approach initiative for their longline tuna...
ISA negotiations enter their third week as the world says “no” to the largest mining operation in human history
This week at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, negotiations to agree a ‘mining code’ get into their third week at...
All Blacks wing Sevu Reece to miss World Cup after season-ending knee injury
All Blacks wing Sevu Reece won’t play again this year due to a serious knee injury.
Reece, who sustained the injury while being awkwardly cleaned...
Dolokoto urges fans to back Fijiana Drua too
Fijian Drua hooker Mesulame Dolokoto is pleading with fans to not only come out and support them but be there for the Rooster Chicken...
Moana Pasifika to play historic match in Samoa
The next phase in the evolution of Moana Pasifika rugby takes place next month when the team will play in Samoa for the first...
‘We are very vulnerable’: cyclone-hit Vanuatu pins climate hopes on UN vote
Last month, twin cyclones tore through Port Vila, the capital of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu.
The category-four storms left corrugated iron roofs crumpled like...
Japanese environment economist says ALPS-treated Fukushima radioactive wastewater still contains radionuclides, urging Tokyo to stop dumping plan into Pacific Ocean
While stressing that the so-called treated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant still contains radionuclides that are not able to be removed, a...
AUKUS is ‘going against’ Pacific nuclear free treaty – Forum chair
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Forum Chair, Mark Brown has joined a growing list of Pacific leaders to object to the US$250 billion nuclear...
Big picture vision conversations missing in the Pacific
Big picture conversations about the future of the Pacific islands should be happening, but they are not, said one of the region’s foremost commentators...
Vanuatu calls on major polluters to back UN resolution clearing path for legal ruling on climate change
Vanuatu’s Foreign Minister says it would be “embarrassing” for both China and the United States if they fail to back the Pacific Island nation’s...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...