Fijiana announce Super W arrival in style
Fijiana Drua have taken to Super W in scintillating fashion, destroying the Melbourne Rebels 66-5 in their competition debut.
The new side have relocated from...
Moana Pasifika vow to keep improving after physical debut surprises ‘clunky’ Crusaders
Moana Pasifika coach Aaron Mauger says there is much more to come from his side after they put down a marker in their first...
Guam welcomes National Olympic Committees to quadrennium capacity building
Guam is welcoming a host of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from Oceania to its shores for a weeklong series of workshops to strategise on...
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,...
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Pacific questions U.S commitment as tuna treaty pressure grows
Pacific leaders are raising fresh concerns about whether the United States will stay fully committed to the region’s key tuna agreement, as pressure builds...
UN General Assembly to take up Climate Change ‘Obligations’ resolution
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday will weigh a draft resolution underlining states' obligations to combat climate change, a long-awaited move that has...
Emerging Pacific leaders enhance skills in UNFCCC negotiations
Young Pacific leaders are instrumental in advancing climate justice, their capacity to reshape climate ambition and translate it into meaningful action is significant.
They are...