Kangaroos kick off World Cup defence with big win over Fiji Bati
The Kangaroos have launched their World Cup title defence with a 42-8 win over a committed Fiji Bati outfit at Headingley Stadium.
A double to...
England hands Samoa tough lesson with 60-6 annihilation
oa Samoa has been handed a rough reminder at the 2022 Rugby League World Cup that a team of superstars doesn't necessarily win games.
The...
Further pandemic support to the Pacific
The New Zealand Government has announced further pandemic support for Pacific Island countries with vaccine boosters, COVID-19 anti-viral treatments, and by strengthening the capacity...
Australia pledges $20 million for Nauru Education
Australia's foreign minister announces education funding of at least $20 million (US$12.6 million) over five years in Nauru focusing on “long term change”.
Minister Penny...
Majority of former Vanuatu MPs return
The unofficial results of some constituencies have revealed that most former Vanuatu Members of Parliament (MPs) in the last legislature have booked their seats...
Disaster risk reduction: Only half the world equipped with adequate early warning systems
A new report from the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) published on Thursday, warns that half...
Sea-level rise ‘may cross two metres by 2100’
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recommends raising to two metres, instead of the existing one metre, the imaginary waterline demarcation for projects in the...
COP27: Pacific activists will push for loss and damage fund for grassroots communities
Pacific climate change activists will be pushing for the establishment of a Loss and Damage funding facility at the UN's annual climate change summit...
Samoa out to write final chapter of rugby league’s Pacific Revolution
Images of Tagaloa, the giant Samoan creation God show him balancing on two islands and beaming with a smile. The islands were stepping stones...
Australian deputy PM Marles refuses to admit trip to PNG is to deter its China relationship
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has refused to admit his visit to Papua New Guinea is about deterring relationships with China amid its...
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Tonga PM calls for Climate adaptation investment, says resilience is Pacific’s top security challenge
Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua has called for greater investment in climate adaptation, saying Pacific Island countries face their biggest security challenge from...
Not all bad news: SPREP highlights potential benefits of El Niño for some Pacific...
While El Niño is often associated with drought and extreme prolonged dry conditions for the western Pacific and wetter than normal conditions in the...
PM Wale heads to Fiji for key Pacific Troika talks
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale leaves today for Fiji on his fourth overseas trip since taking office, where he will attend the Pacific...