French Senate explores new statute for New Caledonia
Work has begun in Paris towards a new statute for New Caledonia after three referendums on independence from France failed to give the Kanak...
Agreement on Fisheries subsidies remains the Priority for the Pacific
The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies remains the priority for the Pacific, says Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport, Faiyaz Koya.
Speaking during ACP Coordination...
UN Ocean Conference 2022: Our ocean health sits within our hands
Minimising and addressing ocean acidification, deoxygenation and ocean warming is an Interactive Dialogue during the UN Ocean Conference held in Lisbon, Portugal from 27...
Labour Migration and Climate Justice?
Viewpoint by Carol Farbotko, Taukiei Kitara and Olivia Dun
Migration is a potentially adaptive response to climate change. Adaptive migration responses do not involve...
Cook Islands Parliament dissolved, election 01 August
Queen's Representative Sir Tom Marsters has dissolved Cook Islands Parliament and announced 01 August 2022 as the election date.
He made the announcement in Rarotonga...
Samoa and China do not have any plans for military ties- PM Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa
Samoa and China do not have any plans for military ties, Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa says.
Mata’afa who is on a three-day trip to...
We needed China deal to protect ‘domestic security’, says key Solomon Islands official
The controversial security deal struck between Solomon Islands and China that caught the western world off guard was needed to maintain internal security and...
We have no choice but to fight for our future
By Nic Maclellan
“The threat of nuclear weapons is an existential crisis and we feel the weight that this places on us for our future,”...
Kiribati Government declares state of disaster due to severe drought
The Kiribati Government has declared a State of Disaster for the entire country because of drought.
This follows increased salinity levels in the water sources...
PNG Common roll incomplete
Papua New Guinea’s Common roll, important for the voting population in the 2022 National General Elections has one glaring loophole, it is incomplete.
It is...
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By Pita Ligaiula
Pasifika AI creator and Kanaky Tech founder Kevyn Wahuzue speaks to PACNEWS journalist Pita Ligaiula about the challenges of developing artificial intelligence...
National Geographic studies Tokelau’s lagoons, reefs, and open ocean in support of marine conservation
Team of local and international experts will conduct the first comprehensive baseline analysis of Tokelau's nearshore reefs, offshore and deep sea environments.
National Geographic Pristine...
Pacific-aligned AI means designing for refusal, says Pasifika AI creator
By Pita Ligaiula
Building artificial intelligence that is genuinely aligned with Pacific values means accepting that the system may sometimes be less impressive, less fluent...