Pacific: Forum leader Henry Puna ‘not privy’ to talks about his future
Secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, has said he was “not privy” to discussions about his future as top diplomat of the...
Tongan Government launches rebuild after natural disasters
Tongan families who lost their houses in the tsunamis on 15 January will be assisted by government to rebuild homes.
A groundbreaking ceremony to start...
ADB provides US$8 million grant to help Kiribati respond to its first outbreak of COVID-19
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is releasing an US$8 million (A$11.3 million) grant from its Pacific Disaster Resilience Programme (Phase 3) to help finance...
Quad leaders agree Ukraine experience should not be allowed in Indo-Pacific
Leaders of the Quad grouping of countries - the United States, India, Australia and Japan - agreed on Thursday that what is happening to...
WWF commends UN Environment Assembly’s watershed decision to start negotiations for a global plastics treaty
UN Member states at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) have unanimously agreed to develop a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, making it...
Allegations of ‘double standards’ as world reacts to Ukraine crisis
International media has been facing scrutiny from indigenous groups in the Pacific, for the way it has been covering the Russia-Ukraine war.
Some have highlighted...
Ukraine war may seem far away from the Pacific, but for some, it hits close to home
Samoan circus owner Tupa'i Bruno Royale watches from afar as violence escalates between Russia and Ukraine.
Although he's thousands of kilometres away in the Pacific,...
UN health agency updates guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics
The World Health Organisation (WHO), for the first time, included an oral antiviral drug in its COVID-19 treatment guidance.
The updated “living guidelines” on related...
Cooks Island resort bans Russians
A Cook Island's resort owner says he is standing by his decision to ban all Russians as a protest against the Ukraine invasion.
The Rarotongan...
Pacific Wayfinder: Merging science with traditional knowledge to combat climate change
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report emphasises that the Pacific needs both modern scientific and traditional knowledge to build resilience to climate...
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‘If it’s not cultural, what is it?’ Fiame questions use of matai titles amid...
Samoa's former Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa says chiefly titles are culturally significant and should not be given to foreign prime ministers.
Mata’afa made the...
Vanuatu urged to honor UN obligations and protect refugees
Vanuatu, as a member of the United Nations (UN), has a responsibility to uphold international humanitarian standards and provide protection to those fleeing conflict,...
NZ boosts support for Tonga’s drug-fighting efforts
New Zealand's prime minister has announced further support to combat drug trafficking in Tonga, following his announcements earlier in the week in Samoa.
Much of...