Tuvalu wants Australia’s help to lead Commonwealth with a climate focus
The Pacific nation of Tuvalu has launched a longshot bid to head the Commonwealth and put climate action firmly on the world’s agenda –...
Making a point: Rosy Akbar on sexism in Fijian parliament
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti
On the eve of the first Pacific Women Leaders meeting, Fiji’s Minister for Women, Children, and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy Akbar has...
Micronesian members will stay in Pacific Islands Forum
By Samantha Magick
“I think that big dark, dark cloud that has been hanging over the Pacific has evaporated from this meeting.”
That was Federated States...
Fiji PM Bainimarama officiates at the opening of the Samoa High Commission in Fiji
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama opened the new Samoan High Commission at Clarke Street in Suva Tuesday.
“Your new High Commission shows how serious Samoa...
‘We should focus less on what China is doing’: Australia’s new Pacific minister outlines plans
Australia's new Pacific Minister Pat Conroy said his government is keen to revamp its relationship with the Pacific, but not as a result of...
Negotiations on tuna treaty underway
The formal negotiations on the tuna treaty are underway says U.S Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau, Mark Lambert.
The treaty is...
PRNGO Alliance launched a Blue Economy Paper to mark the beginning of oceans week
A Framework on the Blue Economy, touted as a way forward, by the Pacific Regional Non- Governmental Organisations Alliance (PRNGO) was launched at the...
We’ll let the big boys play: Forum SG Puna
Pacific leaders are aware that the region is being used as a strategic space for power-plays by powerful countries like China, Australia and the...
PM Ardern denies NZ is asleep at wheel as China pushes into Pacific
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has denied New Zealand is asleep at the wheel as China continues its push into the Pacific.
New Zealand has been...
‘We can do better, we must’ declares departing UN climate change chief, as COP27 looms over horizon
The annual UN Climate Change Conference in the German city of Bonn began on Monday, designed to lay the groundwork for a successful COP27,...
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New report warns of Solomon Islands health system under strain
Australia is being accused of draining skilled health workers from Pacific Island countries to fix its own shortage of care workers, pushing fragile health...
Fiji secures agreement on Ocean and climate action Resolution at UNEA-7
Pacific delegations at the seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) are celebrating a breakthrough in Nairobi with Fiji securing an agreement on...
The Late Akilisi Pōhiva: A Tongan Voice for Justice and Liberation of West Papua
By Mele Tuuakitau, USP Journalism Student
Tonga’s Support for decolonisation in the Pacific: Can we do more?
As a small island state in the Pacific,...