China’s Ambassador says relationship with NZ ‘going well’, won’t discuss Beijing’s intentions in Pacific
Despite escalating tensions in the Pacific, China's Ambassador to New Zealand says its relationship with New Zealand is going well.
Chinese Ambassador Wang Xiaolong told...
Pacific Plans coordinated action at UN Ocean Conference
This week, to coincide with the World Ocean Day (WOD) on 08 June, Pacific’s experts and stakeholders on the Oceans met in Suva to...
Weathering the Storms
Op – Ed by Caleb Jarvis, Australia’s Trade and Investment Commissioner
Across the world, we are experiencing an overwhelm of global crises. The continuing implications...
“Bring it on!” – Lailanie Burnes excited to be part of Rugby World Cup 2021 Coaching Internship Programme
It is fitting that Lailanie Burnes will accompany Fiji to Rugby World Cup 2021, playing in 2022, as the Pacific Island nation makes its...
Oceania Rugby seeks to provide “best preparation possible” for showpiece tournaments through regional competitions
Preparations for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022, the Commonwealth Games 2022 and Rugby World Cup 2021 will intensify in Oceania over the next six...
Kaiviti Silktails not affiliated to FNRL – Chair Viliame Naupoto
Fiji National Rugby League has confirmed the Kaiviti Silktails is now not part of FNRL.
Speaking during a press conference in Suva, FNRL Chair Viliame...
Congress asks why U.S, Australia unprepared for China in the Pacific
U. S Senior State Department officials were accused on Thursday of incompetence over China’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific, with the United States and Australia...
Plea for bank accounts from Pacific Island money remittance companies rejected by NZ High Court
A judicial review of the Reserve Bank and New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s actions around money laundering laws has failed, leaving money remitters...
Inaugural Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders meeting opens today
The inaugural Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders meeting, which will be hosted by the Fijian Government will be held virtually on Thursday, marking a...
Vulnerable nations demand funding for climate losses, fearing UN ‘talk shop’
The surging costs of climate change-driven destruction have made vulnerable nations poorer by about one-fifth, 55 such countries said on Wednesday, as fears grow...
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UNODC-PINA launch regional initiative to strengthen anti-corruption journalism in the Pacific
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today signed an agreement to implement the Journalism for...
PNG Parliament must now deal with Bougainville referendum result with respect, responsibility and unity:...
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Hon. James Marape has called on the National Parliament to deal with the 2019 Bougainville Referendum result with maturity,...
Pacific leaders say decolonisation remains unfinished decades after nuclear testing
Decades after nuclear testing ended across the Pacific, regional leaders and advocates say many of the issues that fueled anti-nuclear and independence movements remain...