U.S-Palau Compact awaits congressional approval
The United States and Palau on Monday signed a new agreement under the Compact Free Association, capping two years of tough bargaining over the...
India reaffirms commitment to the Pacific region, PM Modi conferred with Fiji’s highest honour
The Government of India has reaffirmed its commitment to the Pacific region with major projects planned for the 14-member countries of the India-Pacific Islands...
Solomon Islands PNG reaffirm bilateral cooperation
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, had a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape in the margins of...
Fiji committed to working closely with Kiribati
Fiji remains fully committed to working closely with Kiribati.
This was articulated by the Prime Minister Honourable Sitiveni Rabuka while meeting the President of Kiribati,...
Fiji and Australia strengthen Vuvale partnership
Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka held productive discussions with the Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, and Defence Industry Pat Conroy Monday
The...
Is it too late to halt deep-sea mining? Meet the activists trying to save the seabed
By Michael Segalov
For almost 30 years, much of what went on at the secretive-sounding International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Jamaica was unreported and scarcely...
French Polynesia President says Olympic surfing will be in Tahiti
French Polynesian President Moetai Brotherson has reaffirmed the commitment to stage the Paris 2024 Olympic Games surfing events in Tahiti after the territory's Sports...
“We are victims of global power play…,” PNG PM says Pacific Islands will rally behind India
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape on Monday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Pacific Islands nations consider the Indian premier as...
Lockdown on Tokelau as first community case of Covid is confirmed
Tokelau has confirmed its first community case of Covid-19 and a lockdown has been imposed.
A spokesperson for the government has confirmed to RNZ Pacific...
How the Solomon Islands are a being slowly swallowed by the sea
Rising sea levels are eroding the Solomon Islands. It serves as a red flag for the global community
By Nicola Smith, Asia Correspondent
At first sight,...
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Climate finance, Just Transition top agenda as World faces 1.5 overhoot
Climate finance, adaptation and the transition away from fossil fuels will dominate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye, as developing countries demand greater access to...
Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion on Monday
Vanuatu Parliament will debate the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat on Monday next week, after Speaker Felix Stephen confirmed that...
Put the ocean at the centre of COP31
By Peter Thomson
For over 30 years, Pacific island countries have issued the same warning at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference: the warming...