Tonga Media Association elects new leadership team
The Media Association of Tonga (MAT) has a new executive, with Katalina Uili Tohi elected President to lead the organisation.
The new team brings together...
Pacific energy crisis looms amid Middle East war
The war in the Middle East is threatening to derail diesel-dependent Pacific Island economies, with one country facing fuel import bills equal to three...
World Rugby Nations Cup heads to the Americas in July for inaugural 2026 edition
World Rugby has unveiled the match schedule for the inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup, set to take place throughout July and November 2026, with...
Climate talks address Pacific’s growing security risks
Funding for fighting climate change across the Pacific is not keeping up pace with the urgency of the crisis amid complex systems, slow approvals...
Pacific must defeat corruption to prosper
A regional academic has warned that the Pacific cannot achieve peace or prosperity unless it confronts corruption head-on, calling it a “tapeworm” quietly draining...
World Bank warns of rising costs as Middle East conflict hits global markets
The World Bank Group says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is already driving up global costs and disrupting supply chains, with developing...
Foreign crew charged after Australian police say ‘smuggling hides’ used in cocaine plot
Australian Police have charged six crew members of the high-profile MV Raider vessel with drug smuggling, saying they attempted to bring one tonne of...
Bougainville Constituent Assembly set to debate final chapters of draft Constitution
Bougainville's draft independence Constitution is now in its final stages, with debate set to resume when the Bougainville Constituent Assembly reconvenes.
Vice President Ezekiel Masatt...
Marshall Islands declared a state of economic emergency amid global criss
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine has declared a 90-day state of economic emergency in response to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, which...
Niue heads to the polls as leadership changes and challenges loom
Niueans will head to the polls on 02 May after the country’s parliament was formally dissolved.
A notice in the Niue Gazette confirmed the dissolution...
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MCC touts Pacific, Fiji partnerships as strategic alternative to China’s Belt and Road
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has highlighted its work in Fiji and the wider Pacific as part of a broader U.S strategy to strengthen...
Vanuatu Opposition demands Gov’t apology over failed Matthew and Hunter negotiations
Vanuatu Opposition Leader Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau has called on Prime Minister Jotham Napat and Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Koanapo to apologise to the people...
Indigenous leaders tell governments ‘no more tokenism’ before COP31
As Pacific communities lose homes, coastlines and even the resting places of their ancestors to rising seas, Indigenous have delivered a blunt message to...