Scientists warn chemicals in plastic food packaging pose risks to human health
Scientists are warning that chemicals used in plastic food packaging may pose significant risks to human health, with thousands of substances linked to plastics...
NZ PM Luxon calls Sāmoa ‘family’ but defends visa rules for Pacific travellers
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has defended visa requirements for Pacific travellers, even as he described Sāmoa and New Zealand as “family” during...
NZ, Samoa vow to combat flow of drugs through Pacific ‘super highway’
New Zealand and Samoa have vowed to do more to combat the flow of drugs through the Pacific, which prime minister Christopher Luxon says...
Tikoduadua proposes stronger Fiji military role in fight against crime
Fiji’s military could take on a stronger frontline role in national security operations under a proposed “hybrid” model being considered by Government.
Minister for Defence...
Forum DSG Solofa warns climate change is Pacific’s ‘single greatest threat’
Pacific leaders continue to view climate change as the region’s most serious security challenge, Desna Solofa, Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum...
Samoan leader calls out great power ‘bullying’ as hosts NZ prime minister
Samoa's prime minister condemned major powers “bullying” on Monday, a thinly-veiled swipe at the United States and China as he hosted New Zealand's leader...
Human Rights Watch urges UN Members to back Vanuatu Climate resolution despite U.S Opposition
Governments should support a draft United Nations resolution led by Vanuatu that calls for stronger action on climate change following a landmark ruling by...
Solomon Islands PM welcomes newly sworn-in Ministers, two more Ministers leave GNUT
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has welcomed Mary Daniella Zae Garu, Member of Parliament for West Guadalcanal, and Freda Tuki Soriocomua, Member of...
What Pacific gender policy misses when it excludes boys and men
Efforts to address gender-based violence in the Pacific overlook how boys are shaped by the very norms driving harm
By Priyam Singh-Maharaj
Across the Pacific,...
Sāmoa wins historic gold at World Boxing Future Cup in Bangkok
Sāmoa has made history at the World Boxing Future Cup Championships 2026 in Thailand, winning its first-ever gold medal at the tournament thanks to...
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Storm shock as forward suffers suspected stroke
The Melbourne Storm have been rocked with prop Tui Kamikamica in hospital following a suspected stroke.
The Fiji-born 31-year-old had a medical episode on Monday...
PNG Chiefs coach reveals NRL recruitment ambitions
The inaugural coach of the PNG Chiefs has declared he has no interest in signing mercenaries looking for a payday as he left the...
OACPS SG Batraki pushes shift from talk to action at Malabo Summit
The 11th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) opened on Saturday with Secretary-General...