Bennett, Young join Tonga coaching staff
Wayne Bennett is set to join the Mate Ma'a Tonga coaching staff for the upcoming Test against New Zealand at Mt Smart Stadium on...
Queen Elizabeth II will skip Friday events due to discomfort
Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II will not attend a church service to mark her Platinum Jubilee after experiencing “discomfort” at events on Thursday.
The...
Tonga’s journey to Rugby World Cup 2023 to continue at Sunshine Coast Stadium
Tonga’s qualification battle for a place at Rugby World Cup 2023 in France will continue at Sunshine Coast Stadium next month with the Asia/Pacific...
Eleventh hour meeting with China’s foreign minister improper, says former PNG PM O’Neill
People’s National Congress leader Peter O’Neill is urging Prime Minister James Marape and the government to refrain from signing any agreements with China when...
NZ ‘not defined’ by China over Pacific relationships, Nanaia Mahuta says
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta says New Zealand is “not defined by China”, and does not need to react to Chinese activity in...
Pacific ‘front and centre’ of priorities: Australian Defence Minister
The Pacific needs to remain front and centre of Australia’s diplomatic priorities, Defence Minister Richard Marles says, as China looks to expand its influence...
China slams NZ-U.S concerns over Pacific as ‘disinformation
Beijing has come out firing on Thursday after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and U.S President Joe Biden expressed concerns over China’s security agreement with...
Australian top diplomat Wong ramps up Pacific lobbying effort as she flies out to Samoa and Tonga
Australian top diplomat Penny Wong is embarking on her third international trip since being sworn in as foreign affairs minister and will travel to...
China accuses Australia and its allies of cold war mentality
Some Pacific Island leaders have likened China’s development engagements in the region to that of the cold war era.
However, the Chinese Embassy in Fiji...
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022: 100 days to go
Sevens fans only have 100 days to wait until the best 40 teams from across the globe arrive in Cape Town to contest Rugby...
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PNG among 12 countries hit by new U.S visa bond rule
The United States State Department is expanding its visa bond programme to 50 countries, including Papua New Guinea, requiring some travelers to pay up...
Cook Islands PM Brown reaffirms relationship with NZ
Prime Minister Mark Brown has reaffirmed that the Cook Islands’ relationship with Aotearoa New Zealand 'remains enduring, grounded in shared history, values, and mutual...
Deep-sea mining target area moves closer to Guam
Guam leaders vowed to continue fighting the U.S federal government's plans to lease 69 million acres of seabed near Guam for mining of rare...