Kanaky New Caledonia’s ongoing path to self-determination
By Jennis Naidu
The question of Kanaky New Caledonia (KNC) remains one of the most complex and unresolved decolonisation processes in the contemporary Pacific. Although...
Earth Day: The battle to save a drowning Pacific Island nation
Few places are experiencing it as rapidly as the Pacific Ocean where factors such as ocean currents and winds combine with global warming to...
Second PNG Media Summit elevated to regional event
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) is proud to announce that the 2nd PNG Media Summit 2026 has been elevated to a...
Fiji’s National Referendum Bill: what it says, what it restricts, and why it matters
A plain-language breakdown of Bill No. 46 of 2025 — the legislation that will govern how Fijians vote on constitutional change, and why civil...
Small nations, strong ties: Fiji’s Ambassador talks faith, friendship, and Israel
In an interview with the Magazine, Ambassador Jesoni Vitusagavulu explained the strategic - as well as spiritual - reasons behind Fiji’s support for Israel....
Leadership That Mirrors the World: The UN’s Next Great Test
Opinion by Annalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly
This year, for the first time in a decade, the United Nations will select its new...
Solomon Islands on the edge, again
A court has ordered parliament to convene with a no-confidence motion in the air. The PM is appealing. Here’s what happens next.
By Connor...
Pacific islands face a connectivity shock as oil prices surge
By Jake Hamstra
The Pacific’s energy crisis isn’t just economic – it’s a geopolitical opening that outside powers will be competing to fill.
Spiking global oil...
Outcome of discussion: PINA collaboration with USP Journalism Programme
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) Board held a productive discussion with the Head of the Journalism Programme at the University of the South...
Playing legislative catch-up: Drug law reform in the Pacific
By Virginia Comolli
Drug trafficking is expanding rapidly across the Pacific. Countries that were once primarily transit points have experienced a surge in domestic consumption,...
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France reaffirms commitment to Pacific disaster preparedness with €1 million contribution
As funding for humanitarian preparedness becomes increasingly constrained worldwide, the Pacific Community (SPC) has welcomed the Government of France’s €1 million (US$1.16 million) contribution...
Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia.
Representatives of the ULMWP were this...
Court to decide Solomon Islands PM’s fate on 01 May in Court of appeal...
After three weeks of intense legal arguments, the nation now waits for 01 May, when the Solomon Islands Court of Appeal will deliver a...