Experts warn of U.S ‘weaponising’ Pacific Island countries as Washington declares progress on defence treaty with PNG
The U.S is weaponising the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and trying to set up an anti-China front to serve America's adventurism, experts warned on...
Government to look into overstayer petition, NZ PM says
The New Zealand Government says it will look at an overstayer petition launched by Pacific community leaders and migrant groups three years ago.
The groups...
Oceania Customs Organisation appoints first female head of secretariat
The Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) has appointed Nancy Tati Oraka- Pomoso to be its Head of Secretariat, who becomes the first female and Papua...
PNG-Australia on bilateral Security Treaty talks
Papua New Guinea and Australia will go into discussions finalising the Bilateral Security Treaty between the two countries this week when they meet for...
Fiji Government assurance to end era of media oppression
The Fiji Coalition Government has given an assurance that it will end the era of media oppression.
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said this whilst delivering...
Fiji Election office no longer has confidence in the FICAC Commissioner
The Fijian Elections Office (FEO) has lodged a complaint to the President against Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC)Commissioner, Rashmi Aslam, for failing to...
Fiji PM Rabuka speaks to the Micronesian President’s – Pacific solidarity reaffirmed
Reuniting the Pacific family's solidarity through the “Pacific way of leadership” was demonstrated Monday through open discussions convened by the Prime Minister and Chair...
French Senate committee questions Indo-Pacific Strategy
By Nic Maclellan
The French Senate in Paris has issued a report sharply critiquing France’s official Indo-Pacific Strategy, highlighting the lack of capacity of...
Cyclone Gabrielle: National state of emergency declared in NZ
A national state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand, after a night of extreme weather which left towns cut off across the...
Vanuatu PM visit Australia
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will welcome the Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, Ishmael Kalsakau, and Madame Ellene Kalsakau to Australia from...
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Taiwan highlights Fiji ties, commits US$3m to Pacific resilience
Taiwan has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening cooperation with Fiji and the wider Pacific, highlighting partnerships in agriculture, healthcare, technology and climate resilience as...
COP31 host Country Agreement enters into force, strengthens inclusion and accommodation safeguards
The host agreement for the UN climate conference COP31 in Türkiye has come into force, introducing stronger measures on inclusion, accommodation costs, conference management...
Strong El Niño expected to disrupt Pacific tuna fisheries into 2027
A strengthening El Niño is expected to affect tuna distribution and fishing activity across the Pacific through 2026 and into 2027, creating challenges for...