Indonesia needs to allow OHCHR visit: NZ foreign Minister Mahuta
New Zealand's Minister for Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta says the Indonesian Government needs to finalise the timing of the visit of the United Nations...
SPREP’s new Director General Sefanaia Nawadra takes office
A new dawn at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) starts this week with the organisation welcoming its new Director General.
Sefanaia...
Scientists urge end to fossil fuel use as landmark IPCC report readied
The world must abandon fossil fuels as a matter of urgency, rather than entrusting the future climate to untried “techno-fixes” such as sucking carbon...
Pacific leaders concerned of China’s growing influence
Pacific development partners are determined that the region has become a contested space once again.
Australia and New Zealand are recently concerned of China’s growing...
UN rights body appoints Tuvalu negotiator as climate change expert
The UN top rights body appointed an expert on climate change and human rights for the first time on Friday, a move that is...
Solomon Islands won’t allow Chinese military base, says PM’s office
Amid a regional backlash, the Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plans...
NZ Foreign Minister says Pacific leaders may need to meet as Solomon Islands prepares to ink China security deal
New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta says Pacific leaders may need to meet as Solomon Islands prepares to ink China security deal
Foreign Minister Nanaia...
Tuvalu ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Tuvalu has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), bringing the total number of Treaty ratifications to 172 and underscoring the Pacific island state’s commitment...
Fiji’s 2022 General Election will be highly contested
Fiji's 2022 General Election will be a highly contested one that can only be won by political parties that work together says former politician,...
Nauru records first COVID cases
Nauru’s President Lionel Aingimea has announced the first two COVID-19 cases in Nauru, while stressing that there is no cause for panic.
The two COVID-positive...
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PINA Statement for World Press Freedom Day 2026
By President, Kalafi Moala
On this World Press Freedom Day, we gather under a powerful and timely theme: “Shaping a Future at Peace: Promoting...
Iran crisis shows fossil fuels-based energy system ‘is inherently volatile and unstable’
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Fiji Parliament ratified PRF in uninanimous vote, pushes debt free-climate funding
Fiji’s Parliament has unanimously approved the ratification of the agreement to establish the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Wednesday, marking a significant step toward strengthening...