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Responding to the call from our Pacific Islands as we battle climate change the greatest threat to our survival, the Pacific Climate Change Roundtable has made history as it reconvenes today for the first time since 2017. Navigating its way forward, this PCCR event is focused on finalising a governance structure to direct the reinvigorated event, as well as an...

New Zealand deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will lead a broad political delegation on a five-stop Pacific tour next week to strengthen New Zealand's engagement with the region. The delegation will visit Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Tuvalu. “New Zealand has deep and long-standing relationships across the region, and this trip will provide the...

Major Niue constitutional amendments have passed through their second reading in the Niue Assembly. The Niue Assembly has passed amendments to the constitution including changing the title change from ‘Premier’ to ‘Prime Minister’. The Premier has previously been a title used for Crown Colonies, whereas the title of Prime Minister is typically used for self-governing countries, of which Niue has been...

Australian Foreign minister Penny Wong and opposition counterpart Simon Birmingham will travel to Tuvalu for talks on security and climate change. The foreign minister will lead the second bipartisan Pacific visit of the government's term and visit the Pacific Island nation's capital Funafuti on Wednesday. The trip is a demonstration of Canberra's deep commitment to Tuvalu, as regional tensions soar over...

Solomon Islands new deputy Prime Minister is Bradley Billy Smoky Rodo Tovosia who is also the Minister for Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification. Deputy Prime Minister Tovosia, the new Minister for Foreign Affairs Peter Shanel Agovaka and Minister for Lands, Housing and Survey Polycarp Paea were sworn-in by the Governor General Sir David Vunagi at the Government House Tuesday. The swearing...

Media freedom has truly returned to Fiji after Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — an international non-profit and non-governmental organisation focused on safeguarding the right to freedom of information — placed Fiji at an index of 44 out of 180 countries in 2024 compared with 89 in 2023. The 45 point jump is a direct result of the removal of 16...

Papua New Guinea Shadow Minister for Bougainville Affairs Sir Puka Temu has condemned the miscommunication and blame game propagated by Prime Minister James Marape over the shifting of the JSB meeting dates. Sir Puka stated that it was unbecoming of Marape to blame our Bougainvillean counterparts over a delay, when it was in fact caused by his team. Sir Puka made...

The pools for the HSBC SVNS 2024 Championship have been announced as excitement builds for the winner-takes-all tournaments at the Grand Finals in Madrid. Argentina and New Zealand celebrated becoming men’s and women’s League Winners in Singapore last weekend, but there is no guarantee they will be victorious again when the action heads to Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano between 31 May...

The German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Tuesday visited the Fiji Football Association (FFA) in Vatuwaqa, Suva. During the visit, Baerbock met with the Future Kulas U15 Girls team and congratulated them for their victory in the U-15 Development tournament held in Lautoka yesterday, and wished them well in upcoming competition. The U-15 girls are looking forward to their upcoming matches against...

Children in five Pacific Island countries are facing increasing levels of physical, sexual, emotional, and online violence at home, school and their communities, according to new research from Save the Children. Released today, Save the Children’s ‘Pacific Regional Child Protection Situational Analysis’ shows child protection risks have increased for children in Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Tonga...