SG Puna takes Blue Pacific priorities to France Summit
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has called on all States to play their part when it comes to maintaining the health of...
U.S plans Solomon Islands embassy in push to counter China
The United States will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday as he committed more diplomatic...
Marshall Islands pushes back on ship registry criticism
A Marshall Islands ship registry official has pushed back at criticism a U.S organisation lobbed its way as part of the announcement that the...
Bitcoin paradise? Briton creates ‘crypto utopia’ in South Pacific
By Rupert Neate'
For the past 12 years Anthony Welch and his partner Theresa have been living a Robinson Crusoe life alone on a...
Fijian Drua’s Super inclusion key to pathway push
After brokering a one-year extension to player pay deals on, Rugby Australia says their focus now shifts to progressing an expanded Super Rugby competition...
Moana Pasifika players test positive to COVID-19
Moana Pasifika's introduction to the Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific has been postponed after seven players were confirmed as COVID-19 cases.
All New Zealand based...
Blinken says U.S has a ‘long-term future’ in the Pacific Islands
As the first U.S secretary of state to visit Fiji in 36 years, Antony Blinken wanted to make clear that jetting here to meet...
PNG eases travel condition
No approval from the pandemic response controller will be required for international arrivals from Wednesday.
Controller David Manning told The National that this meant passengers...
Not a moment to lose, in race to meet Sustainable Development Goals: UN Chief Guterres
The President of the UN General Assembly convened the first system-wide meeting on Thursday, dedicated to galvanising action towards implementing the ground-breaking blueprint, known...
Samoan seasonal workers take legal action against Australian employers
Two Samoan workers under the Recognised Seasonal Employers Scheme in Australia have taken legal action against their Australian employers for wrongful dismissal.
The two workers...
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Iran crisis shows fossil fuels-based energy system ‘is inherently volatile and unstable’
Senior UN climate leaders are getting behind countries mobilising this week for a transition away from fossil fuels at a groundbreaking event in Colombia.
The...
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...
Fiji Government split on Emergency Powers; Polls won’t be automatically delayed
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says a State of Emergency is “very seriously” being considered to tackle Fiji’s growing drug crisis, even as his own...