Australian troops in PNG for election
Australian troops have touched down in Papua New Guinea to help support the country’s national election.
The vote from 02 - 22 July is largely...
Pacific’s ability to manage own fish stocks at risk under current WTO text
The ability of Pacific Island Countries to manage their fish stocks are at risk if the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12)...
SPREP advocates for new and innovative financing to address loss and damage in the Pacific
The Pacific region’s call for strengthened finance to minimise Loss and Damage (L&D) associated with the adverse impacts of climate change has been amplified...
Pacific Islands voices dominate in Bonn
A point of order intervention from Pacific and other global islands voices in climate talks Germany last week has rippled round the world.
Pacific nations...
Guardian class patrol boat hand over of Te Kukupa II to Cook Islands
Australian Minister for Veteran Affairs Matt Keogh Friday handed over a Guardian class patrol boat to its Pacific neighbour and friend, the Cook Islands.
Keogh...
First female crew set course for Pacific fishing industry
Opening career pathways and providing equal opportunities for women is the focus of a world-first initiative that sees an all-female deck crew set off...
Risking Your Life for Peace
What does it take to stay calm in the crossfire?
Unaisi Vuniwaqa has witnessed terrible suffering. As the Assistant Secretary-General for Safety and Security,...
Climate change a bigger threat than war, Fiji tells security summit
Fiji has told an Asian security summit that climate change is a bigger threat to the Pacific than military tensions.
“In our blue Pacific continent,...
Australia, New Zealand unite on China’s Pacific threat
Australia’s prime minister said Friday after a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart that the two nations are in lockstep in their policies toward...
Samoan PM Fiame Naomi Mata’afa to meet NZ PM Jacinda Ardern this week
Samoan Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, is scheduled to meet her New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, this week.
After attending a special meeting of the...
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Dr Aqorau questions Pacific regionalism’s impact, calls for focus on results
Solomon Islands National University (SINU) Vice Chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau has challenged Pacific leaders and regional institutions to assess whether decades of regional declarations...
Pacific leaders call for stronger regional cooperation at Pacific Peace and Security dialogue
Pacific leaders and regional stakeholders have emphasised the importance of collective action, cooperation, and Pacific-led solutions in addressing the growing security challenges facing the...
Tuvalu marks 80 Years since Kioa purchase, PM Teo honours Vaitupu vision
Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo has paid tribute to the foresight of Vaitupu leaders who purchased Kioa Island in Fiji 80 years ago, describing...