‘We cannot afford greenwashing’: UN Chief Guterres highlights key role of Net-Zero experts
As part of the UN’s climate action efforts, the Secretary-General’s Net-Zero Expert Group met for the first time on Wednesday, on a mission to...
International Mid-season Tests to kick start World Cup campaigns for Pacific nations
Pacific nations are set to kick start their World Cup campaigns in June when they take the field in the first Tests played in...
Exhausted Moana Pasifika fed up, may request forfeit from Force
Embattled Super Rugby debutants Moana Pasifika are refusing to reschedule their cancelled game against the Force, saying enough is enough after playing six games...
Fijian Drua and Highlanders match not live on TV
Fans will not be able to watch the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua and Highlanders match live on TV this weekend.
This has been announced by...
Byrne: A win against Highlanders is important for Fiji Drua side
A win this weekend against the Highlanders is important for the Swire Shipping Fiji Drua side, says head coach Mick Byrne while speaking at...
Issue of writs on 12 May: PNG Electoral Commissioner Sinai
The writs for this year’s general election will be issued on 12 May, says Papua New Guinea Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai.
He told The National...
Tuvalu confident of Commonwealth nomination
By Dionisia Tabureguci
Tuvalu is confident in the prospects of its former Governor General Sir Iakoba Taeia Italeli to make the Secretary-General’s position in the...
Scientists: Japan’s plan to dump nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean may not be safe
Independent scientists are questioning Japan’s plans to dump just over one million tonnes of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, following a review of...
More than one disaster a day looming without action on risk reduction, UN warns
Human activity and behaviour is contributing to an increasing number of disasters across the world, putting millions of lives in danger, together with a...
Australia has little credibility left in the Pacific
Opinion by Peter Dunn
The Solomon Islands' security pact with China is yet another worrying marker of Australia rapidly losing influence in the Pacific.
Unless...
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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...