Cook Islands-U.S diplomatic relations likely to be finalised ‘by the middle of this year’
The Cook Islands are a step closer to forming formal diplomatic arrangements with the United States.
Prime Minister Mark Brown, who recently visited Washington DC...
Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Kabua will meet with President Tsai, sign two bilateral agreements
Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Kitlang Kabua is slated to visit Taiwan on Wednesday for a week-long trip.
Her delegation consists of government officials including Secretary...
Australia and Samoa discuss the bilateral partnership arrangement
Australia’s visiting Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Pat Conroy will discuss with the Samoan government this week the progress of the Australia-Samoa...
Alternatives to dumping Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific
By Robert Richmond
Japan plans to dump treated, radioactively contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific but it could be used...
Samoa ready for Moana Pasifika’s first home Super Rugby game
Samoa will turn on the fireworks when they welcome Moana Pasifika ahead of their Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Reds in Apia on...
PNG Quake kills eight, injures 17 and damages 800 homes
At least eight people are dead, 17 recovering in hospital with injuries and 800 houses destroyed in Papua New Guinea by the 7.0-magnitude earthquake...
Pacific Islands Forum chairman ‘reassured’ over massive nuclear submarine deal
The Pacific Islands Forum chairman has been assured by the United States that the AUKUS agreement will honour the Treaty of Rarotonga after initially...
French Polynesia election voting begins on Sunday
Campaigning for French Polynesia's territorial elections has entered its final week.
Dressed in their parties' respective colours, supporters of several parties held small rallies at...
Senior Chinese diplomat heads to Australia and Fiji to pave way for Xi-Albanese talks in Beijing
China’s vice-foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu will visit Australia and Fiji this week, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.
The visit by Ma, a former...
Samoa PM leads delegation for Atoa o Samoa
Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa will lead Samoa's delegation to the Atoa o Samoa meeting in American Samoa this week.
The Samoan Cabinet at...
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Naoero opens embassy in Jerusalem, drawing regional and international condemnation
Naoero has opened an embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the ninth country to establish its diplomatic mission in the city and drawing condemnation from Jordan...
11 years on, Pacific Meteorological leaders revisit Nuku’alofa declaration
The Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) is meeting today in Tonga to revisit commitments first made more than a decade ago.
The meeting comes 11 years...
Sea level rise is locked in, UN overshoot pathway too late for the Pacific
By Elenoa Masi
The United Nations has suggested a pathway to manage global warming, which is now predicted to breach the 1.5 degrees target in...