Tongan PM announces death of Cabinet Minister in NZ
A Tonga Cabinet Minister, Viliami Manuopangai Hingano, passed away Friday, at the Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand, the Prime Minister’s Office has announced.
Hingano...
Revised draft agreement on fisheries subsidies sets stage for pivotal negotiations at MC12
The chair of the fisheries subsidies negotiations, Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia, on 10 June submitted to WTO members a revised draft agreement for...
Penny Wong dives deep into the audacity of the Oceanic Pacific
Nurturing relationships is paramount to break down unequal power dynamics – especially in working for women rights.
By ‘Ofa-ki-Levuka (‘Ofa) Guttenbeil-Likiliki
From the 1990s to...
Naiqama, Kikau to lead Fiji Bati in Pacific Test
Sydney Roosters back Kevin Naiqama will again captain Fiji Bati in the upcoming Pacific Test against Papua New Guinea, with Penrith Panthers strike forward...
Pacific Mini Games athletes from 6 countries arrive on Saipan
The athletes of six of the 20 countries and territories that will compete in the 2022 Pacific Mini Games 2022 arrived on island Saturday...
13,000 troops, 200 aircraft, 2 aircraft carriers: Massive exercise unfolds in Marianas, Palau
Residents of the Mariana Islands and the Republic of Palau are being assured that a major U.S military exercise being conducted in the region...
PM Ardern says there’s ‘power in collective’ when facing China in Pacific
New Zealand Prime Minister has told Australian media there is “power in the collective” when dealing with China in the Pacific, calling on all...
Tonga’s Tu’i’onetoa loses second electoral petition
Tonga's former prime minister, Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, has lost a second electoral petition for bribing voters ahead of last year's election.
He, along with three current...
U.S official says Pacific can expect more engaged America
In the last eight weeks, the Pacific has been a hive of superpower activity.
China's recent play for influence and power in the region has...
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...
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Strategic competition in Pacific here to stay, Australian Minister says
Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy says strategic competition with China in the Pacific is a permanent...
Cook Islands General Election set for 12 August
The Cook Islands 2026 General Election will be held on Wednesday, August 12, the King’s Representative, Sir Tom Marsters, announced this morning.
In a radio...
Fiji PM says next election due between 24 December and early February 2027
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji’s next general election is expected to be held between 24 December 2026, and the first week of February...