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UN weather agency warns El Niño to impact Pacific forecast for the next six months
The World Meteorological Organisation has predicted intensifying El Niño climate...
Andrew Mathieson 12 Sep 2026
New research calls for renewed attention on land security in the Pacific
Land governance must be restored as a central pillar toward regional peace and s...
Andrew Mathieson 11 Sep 2026
Fiji strengthens frontline animal health workforce with para-vet training
Fiji has strengthened its frontline animal health workforce after 26 agriculture...
Joseph Guenzler 9 Sep 2026
Māori riders to take Te Tiriti petition to Parliament on horseback
Riders from across the lower North Island in Aotearoa will travel hundreds of ki...
Joseph Guenzler 9 Sep 2026
Papua New Guinea Language Week: A journey from Port Moresby to Auckland
Professor Guy Fiti Sinclair's lifelong connection to learning, Pacific cultures...
Giovanni Torre 9 Sep 2026
West Papua National Liberation Army soldiers killed in gunfire with Indonesian forces

Note: This report includes an image some readers may find distressing. Indonesian forces have killed four West Papuan independence fighters inside the most volatile area of the disputed Indigenous ter...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 9, 2026
Trans-Tasman partnership supports Māori investment in Australia’s Indigenous economy

Two of the largest Indigenous investment institutions in Australia and Aotearoa / New Zealand have formalised a long-term partnership to invest in major Indigenous-led projects across Australia.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 8, 2026
Sleepless in Sāmoa: Scholar’s vision for Pacific youth mental health

When a world-leading Oxford sleep scientist visited Sāmoa and Aotearoa as part of a prestigious Hood Fellowship, Li'amanaia Dr Roannie Ng Shiu was already thinking beyond sleep.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 8, 2026
Pacific research centre to be officially launched as WHO Collaborating Centre

The University of Auckland's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health, will be officially launched as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 7, 2026
Date set for PNG Chiefs first logo and jersey unveiling

The PNG Cheifs have set the date they'll unveil their club logo and inaugural jersey ahead of entering the NRL in 2028. A 'special event' in Port Moresby is planned for the logo release on October 21...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 3, 2026
Pacific chiefs reconnecting for Māori Queen's coronation celebrations

The arrival of the noble Ariki for the second koroneihana (coronation) of Māori Queen Nga wai hono i te po, titled Te Arikinui Kuini, demonstrated the bond the traditional chiefs of the Pacific h...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 3, 2026
Local council in Aotearoa / NZ moves to introduce Māori ward representation

A local Aotearoa / New Zealand council has bucked the trend and reversed a decision to exclude Māori wards. Upper Hutt City, located just north of Wellington, recently voted to establish a new M&...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 2, 2026
US, NZ to fund Cook Islands port for deep sea mining

The US and New Zealand will jointly fund a port development in the Cook Islands that's expected to pave the way for deep sea mining. The $US60 million ($A84 million) project is both a rebuke to China'...

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