Australians already booking tropical holidays in Fiji
Australian families looking for a tropical getaway say they feel more confident planning a holiday to Fiji than interstate, with double-vaccination rates in the Pacific country surpassing 80 percent.'
After months cooped up in lockdown, Sydney mum Lisa Thwaite said booking a family trip to Fiji felt surreal.
“It's exciting and really liberating,” Thwaite said.
“It feels like we've been sort of...
UNDP, PIF and UK Government call for increased effectiveness of Climate finance in the Pacific
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have released a discussion paper which highlights some of the issues on climate finance effectiveness in the Pacific region.
The paper explores approaches that have been used to access and deliver climate finance in the Pacific...
Five new Fijian Drua players announced
The Fijian Drua have bolstered their forward stocks for Super Rugby Pacific 2022, with five new additions to the roster announced today.
Headlining today’s announcement is 47-cap Flying Fijians prop Manasa Saulo. He is joined by current Flying Fijians tighthead Samuela Tawake, Fijian 7s star Kitione Salawa Junior, Suva lock Sorovakatini Tuifagalele, and Melbourne Rising and NSW Waratahs squad member...
UN chief calls for bold action to end ‘suicidal war with nature’
With more than a million species at risk of extinction, countries must work now to achieve a sustainable future for people and the planet, Secretary-General António Guterres told leaders attending the UN Biodiversity Conference, which opened on Monday from Kunming, China.
“We are losing our suicidal war against nature,” he said in a video message to the meeting, which is...
COP26 : World poised for big leap forward on climate crisis, says U.S special envoy John Kerry
The world is poised to make a big leap forward at the UN COP26 climate summit, with world leaders “sharpening their pencils” to make fresh commitments that could put the goals of the 2015 Paris agreement within reach, John Kerry has said.
Kerry, special envoy for climate to Joe Biden, gave an upbeat assessment of the prospects for COP26, which...
WHO: Global health community prescribes climate action for COVID recovery
Ambitious national climate commitments are crucial for States to sustain a healthy, green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new UN health agency report launched on Monday in the lead-up to the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
Based on a growing body of research confirming numerous and inseparable links between climate and health, the World Health...
Fiji records 36 new cases of COVID-19
Fiji has recorded 36 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, increasing the total number of cases to 51, 465 and 651 deaths since the outbreak in April this year.
Permanent secretary for Health, Dr James Fong said 72 percent of the new cases are from the Western division, while 28 percent of the new cases are from the Central division in...
Tahiti or Vanuatu set to be chosen as 2027 Pacific Games host next month
Either Tahiti or Vanuatu is set to be named as the host of the 2027 Pacific Games at the Pacific Games Council (PGC) General Assembly next month.
This was confirmed by PGC chief executive Andrew Minogue Saturday, who said the Executive Board elections and the host-selection process would be conducted on the second day of the PGC General Assembly, scheduled...
ChildFund Rugby works to tackle gender inequality in Oceania
ChildFund Rugby’s partnership with World Rugby in the build-up to and during Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan created an outstanding legacy for the region where thousands more Asian girls and women are active in the sport in a safer and more inclusive environment.
Nearly 35,000 players have been registered with the Pass it Back programme, which is designed to...
Moana Pasifika land marquee signing in former Wallabies playmaker Christian Lealiifano
Moana Pasifika has made their first star signing, with former Wallabies playmaker Christian Lealiifano set to join the new Super Rugby franchise for its debut season.
The Sydney Morning Herald can reveal Lealiifano is set to be announced as the club’s franchise star as early as next week.
Sources with knowledge of the situation told the Sydney Morning Herald the new,...