“We can’t be passive”: New Zealand’s changing tone about a more worrying world
By David Capie
A new foreign policy assessment sees the Pacific as no longer “strategically benign” – but the concern extends well beyond the...
Papua New Guinea wants its own ‘Gurkhas’ as U.S-China tensions rise
Papua New Guinea wants to create the equivalent of Britain’s Gurkha regiment as it struggles to strengthen its armed forces at a time of...
China rejects IAEA report on Japan’s Fukushima ocean discharge policy
Chinese diplomats in the Pacific are critical of a decision by the Japanese government to dispose of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant...
Enhancing Pacific Labour Mobility: Pacific-Australia-New Zealand visa pathways study
The PACER Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU) has recently concluded a comprehensive study to identify alternative visa pathways that can facilitate the movement of semi-skilled...
New China-Solomon Islands Police deal trigger concerns
Solomon Islands prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare kicked off his trip to China this week with a clear goal — to deepen bilateral ties with...
No more coups, do not use the RFMF: Fiji Home Affairs Minister
Fiji's Minister for Home Affairs, Pio Tikoduadua claims some people, including politicians who have failed to earn power legitimately at the polls, have continually...
Bougainville opens Office of the Missing to help reconnect families displaced by the crisis
It's been more than 30 years since the Bougainville crisis ended, but for many families on the island, the conflict's impacts show no sign...
FSM rescues diplomacy with China
A few days before he left office in May, former Micronesian president David Panuelo unleashed his displeasure with China, divulging a list of the...
Deep-sea mining poses potential threat to tuna fishing in Eastern Pacific Ocean
Research published in the science journal Nature Ocean Sustainability has found deep-sea mining is likely to pose a threat to bigeye, skipjack, and yellowfin...
Australia A name side to face Tonga
Australia A coach Jason Gilmore has named his 23-man squad for Friday's highly anticipated match against the Ikale Tahi in Nuku'alofa.
Local heroes Folau Fainga'a...
Latest article
Guam elects democrat, Northern Marianas retains republican delegate as American Samoa re-elects Amata
Guam has elected Democrat Alicia Limtiaco to represent the U.S territory in Congress, while the Northern Mariana Islands has retained its Republican delegate and...
Democrat Josh Green wins reelection for governor in Hawaii
Hawaii Governor Josh Green handily won reelection today, defeating the Republican ticket of Gary Cordery and running mate Daniel Anthony by a record margin...
Samoa underfire at UN over media freedom restrictions
Samoa has defended its media freedom record at the United Nations, insisting it remains committed to protecting independent journalism after 10 countries raised concerns...