PNG Foreign Minister urges Melanesian unity
Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko has urged stronger Melanesian unity and economic resilience, unveiling plans for the inaugural Melanesian Ocean Summit...
Pacific drug trafficking surge puts children at risk
Shocking new reports on the rise of sophisticated drug-smuggling vessels crossing the Pacific has highlighted a growing threat to vulnerable communities, with ChildFund New...
Former Samoa PM Fiame warns Pacific future at risk if people can’t ‘stay and have a stake’
Former Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has challenged Pacific leaders and institutions to rethink development, warning that the region’s future depends on whether...
Australia heads to UN nuclear talks as Thistlethwaite flags security push
Australia will take its case for stronger nuclear non-proliferation to the United Nations this week, with Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Matt...
Fiji moves to cash in on “Blue Gold” as Minister Bainivalu unveils fisheries shake-up
Fiji is overhauling its offshore fisheries sector with new digital systems, tougher monitoring and a push into high-value products, with Fisheries Minister Alitia Bainivalu...
Historic climate shipping deal faces ‘real fight’ as talks restart
Efforts to revive a historic climate deal for the global shipping industry are foundering on U.S and Saudi opposition, with negotiators gearing up for...
Fiji’s third Voluntary National Review to strengthen accountability accelerate SDG: PM Rabuka
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has reaffirmed government’s commitment to sustainable development with the formal endorsement of Fiji’s third Voluntary National Review (VNR), to...
UXO disposal operation to be undertaken in Central Bougainville with New Zealand support
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) will lead the safe disposal of unexploded ordnance (UXO) identified in Central Bougainville, with technical support from the Government...
Powerful states are trying to sabotage decarbonisation of shipping
Pacific Island states cannot and will not allow key climate shipping agreement to be watered down.
By Ralph Regenvanu
The global fallout of the closure...
Fate of Moana Pasifika raises questions about its relevance to the development of Rugby in Pacific Islands
The debate over the future of Moana Pasifika is heating up, because while many players past and present are calling for the Super Rugby...
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Papua New Guinea to host Tuna Economy Dialogue
Papua New Guinea Minister for Foreign Affairs Justin Tkatchenko has announced that PNG will host the Pacific-led Tuna Economy Dialogue from 13-16 October 2026...
The race for critical minerals is clearing the path for deep-sea mining
Corporate pressure and US-China competition are stalling global efforts to set environmental safeguards for seabed mining
Opinion by Kalinga Seneviratne
We are on the threshold...
SEC filing raises new questions over US$1billion Cook Islands Deep-Sea mining deal
A proposed US$1 billion merger involving U.S-listed Odyssey Marine Exploration and American Ocean Minerals Corporation (AOMC) has entered a critical regulatory phase, with a...