Pacific climate champion lauds Loss and Damage outcome from COP27 –but net zero, fossil fuel fight continues says Paeniu
Tuvalu's Minister of Finance Seve Paeniu has praised the decision by the UN climate summit in Egypt, known as COP27, to formally recognise loss...
Pacific leaders celebrate COP27 victory on loss and damage fund after decades of advocacy
Pacific leaders and climate activists are celebrating the establishment of a loss and damage financing mechanism in the COP27 agreement, three decades after they...
Least Developed Countries Group welcomes COP27 outcomes in establishing a fund to address loss and damage
Following the closing of COP27 Sunday, the Least Developed Countries Group(LDC) Group representing 46 countries most vulnerable to climate change while contributing the least,...
The Pacific region is under threat – we must act now to mobilise climate finance
Blog by Labanya Prakash Jena, Commonwealth Regional Climate Finance Adviser, Indo-Pacific region
The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) – 14 small island developing nations in the...
The Cook Islands is already experiencing climate effects
Opinion by Mark Brown, Cook Islands Prime Minister
It was my privilege to lead a delegation from the Cook Islands to Cop27, which was hosted...
Naduva is back in the fold while Wilson, Delaiwau and Bese to make debut for Fijiana 7s
Fiji 7s Head Coach Ben Gollings have included speedster Alasio Naduva in his 13-member traveling squad to Dubai and Cape Town tournaments.
After playing in...
Solomon Islands PM Sogavare assures region of a thrilling safe Pacific Games
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Saturday has assured the visiting Pacific Games 2023 Chiefs of Missions that Solomon Islands is ready to...
Sol2023 marks ‘One Year To Go’ with business community
Members of the business community were part of the Sol2023 Pacific Games Organizing Committee’s (GOC) series of events over the weekend to mark one...
Vanuatu climate court action gathers wave of support
A campaign by the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu for the world's top court to take a stance on protecting people from climate...
Frequent travellers from Samoa to soon bypass NZ visa requirements
1News can reveal the New Zealand Government will soon allow frequent travellers from Samoa to bypass visa requirements when visiting
Immigration Minister Michael Wood confirmed...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...