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Australia backs Aotearoa getting aboard Pacific peace train
The foreign minister has welcomed plans by Aotearoa / New Zealand to join a defe...
Andrew Brown (AAP) 10 Jul 2026
Tonga can dare to dream after rugby league investment
Led by stars like Jason Taumalolo and Addin Fonua-Blake, Tonga are already a rug...
Joanna Guelas (AAP) 10 Jul 2026
Marshall Islands talks tough to Chinese government over Pacific missile testing
The Marshall Islands has condemned China's recent submarine-launched missile tes...
Andrew Mathieson 10 Jul 2026
PNG Pepes' brave quest for World Cup netball berth
Barely out of her teens, Waisame Andrew will spearhead Papua New Guinea's quest...
Will Nicholas (AAP) 10 Jul 2026
Fiji targets meat imports with sheep and goat farming push
Fiji's Farmer Training on Small Ruminant Husbandry and Management has been launc...
Rebekah Rasmussen 10 Jul 2026
Fiji helps steer global plastics treaty talks

Fiji is helping steer global negotiations on how countries will finance and deliver a legally binding treaty to address plastic pollution, including in the marine environment.

'Dream come true' as Pacific rugby league accord signed

The door is open for NRL and NRLW matches to be played in Pacific Island nations as part of a $250 million agreement between the Australian government and its closest neighbours.

Pacific climate forum to become biennial platform

The Pacific Innovation Forum on Climate and Environment (PIFCE) will become a biennial regional platform after its inaugural gathering in Vanuatu closed with a regional commitment to strengthen climat...

Kiwis 'crying out' for second NRL team: Marshall

In making a case for the NRL's 20th team to be born in New Zealand, Benji Marshall looks at the bigger picture. As broadcast partners indicate they're ravenous for more NRL expansion - and soon - Mars...

Protect us all: pact a new era for 'Pacific family'

A mutual defence pact between Australia and Papua New Guinea has come into force as the two allies entered a "new era", only days after a Chinese missile launch sparked fresh tensions in the Pacific.

Australia to host Pacific leaders as China threat looms

Anthony Albanese will host a trio of Pacific prime ministers as he tries to bolster Australia's regional influence amid the creeping threat of China.

'Don't threaten us': Pacific nation's message to China

A Pacific-wide pact is needed to counter major powers such as China trying to flex their muscles in the region, the Solomon Islands prime minister says.

Scholar centres I-Kiribati knowledge, women and cultural resilience

As Kiribati Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa / New Zealand this week, University of Auckland doctoral candidate Roi Burnett hopes people will look beyond familiar narratives about rising se...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 6, 2026
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