‘We have changed the game globally’: Samoa stars push for more Tests
Samoan players have pledged to keep playing for the Pacific nation and they may be joined by more stars after changing the face of...
Flying Fijians thrash French Barbarians
The Flying Fijians overcame a strong French Barbarian force to win 46-14 Sunday in their third Autumn Test tour.
The Fijian side took a comfortable...
Stand and deliver’, urges UN Secretary-General as divides threaten COP27 negotiations ahead of deadline
COP27 is scheduled to wrap up in 24 hours but countries remain divided on several significant issues including ‘loss and damage’, the UN Secretary-General...
Parties predicting a failure of COP27 without a loss and damage finance facility
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Sharm El Sheikh
As negotiators scramble to finalise a global climate change pact text before COP27 ends on...
Traditional knowledge must be recognised and mainstreamed into national policies, says Minister Regenvanu
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Sharm El Sheikh
An initiative to document and preserve the unique languages, customs and culture of the people...
New Zealand appeals to world leaders to progress loss and damage at COP27
By Makereta Komai, PACNEWS Editor in Sharm El Sheikh
New Zealand has used its statement at the COP27 High-Level Session to appeal to 196...
Australia told to end new fossil fuel subsidies if it wants Pacific support to host climate summit
Australia must stop subsidising new fossil fuel developments if it is to win a key Pacific nation’s support for its plan to co-host a...
As incoming Chair of AOSIS, Samoa lays the groundwork at COP27, shares its vision
Samoa will assume the Chairmanship role of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) from 1 January 2023 for a period of two years.
Samoa’s...
We can’t agree to anything less than the establishment of a Loss and Damage Fund, says Solomon Islands
As COP27 winds down in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the Solomon Islands has added its voice to last minute desperate pleas to the COP Presidency,...
K36 million drug haul, PNG Police apprehend four men with drugs
Two Papua New Guineans and their two Malaysian counterparts have been arrested in a drug bust in Port Moresby.
Altogether 125 kilograms of methamphetamine or...
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PSIDS need real finance for just transition: Tuvalu Minister for Climate Change Dr...
Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) need real finance when transitioning away from fossil fuels.
Tuvalu's Minister for Climate Change, Dr Maina Talia, said this...
Tongan King Tupou VI pays final respects to Ratu Epeli Nailatikau
In a moment of quiet reverence at the State House this morning, His Majesty King Tupou VI paid his respects to the late former...
Solomon Islands on the edge, again
A court has ordered parliament to convene with a no-confidence motion in the air. The PM is appealing. Here’s what happens next.
By Connor...