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Pacific calls for fairer global biodiversity reporting ahead of COP17
Pacific nations have warned the first global review of the Kunming-Montreal Glob...
Rebekah Rasmussen 4 Aug 2026
Museum partners with Pacific community on conservation
Pasifika communities will help guide much-needed restorative works within a cult...
Pacific ministers weigh response to global economic shocks
Pacific finance and economic ministers are meeting in Majuro in the Marshall Isl...
Rebekah Rasmussen 24 Jun 2026
Pacific women leaders meet in Suva to shape regional agenda
Pacific women leaders, ministers and government representatives have gathered in...
Rebekah Rasmussen 5 Jun 2026
International Seabed Authority says Pasifika nations have the power to shape future of seabed mining laws
The influence of Pacific nations shaping seabed mining regulations should not be...
Andrew Mathieson 1 Jun 2026
Pacific workshop targets risk of losing global banking access

Pacific nations are working to protect access to global banking services amid concerns that the loss of correspondent banking relationships could affect remittances, trade, tourism payments and wider...

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Rebekah Rasmussen May 26, 2026
Fiji hosts regional push for climate-smart Pacific food systems

Fiji is hosting regional agriculture and food systems workshops in Nadi as Pacific countries look to strengthen food security, rural livelihoods and climate-resilient farming.

Australia and Fiji formally ratify landmark agreement on Pacific resilience financing

Australia and Fiji have jointly announced the formal ratification of the Pacific Resilience Facility Treaty, which they describe as a "landmark" agreement that places Pacific communities "in control o...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 6, 2026
Climate talks address Pacific's growing security risks

Funding for fighting climate change across the Pacific is not keeping up pace with the urgency of the crisis amid complex systems, slow approvals and further risks that block access to its vital finan...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Mar 31, 2026
Winston Peters wants to be Pacific's Trump whisperer

New Zealand is courting the United States to return as a major donor and diplomatic powerhouse in the Pacific after years of disinterest in the region from American administrations.

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Ben McKay Mar 2, 2026
Situm village sees joint PNG-Australia military drill for first time

Approximately 1000 people recently gathered in a village outside Lae in Papua New Guinea called Situm at the local sports oval to witness something most had only seen in films.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Nov 12, 2025
Young Pasifika, PNG and First Nations footballers head to Cairns for inaugural footy carnvial

Pasifika, Papua New Guinean, Torres Strait and Aboriginal junior footballers will represent their communities, cultures and countries at the first AFL Pacific Nations Challenge in Gimuy (Cairns) this...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 11, 2025
New report finds United Kingdom complicit in 'ecocide' throughout West Papua

A new report about British involvement in occupied West Papua was tabled on Tuesday in the UK parliament. West Papua activists say the report, 'Bringing it All Back Home: the role of British companies...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 11, 2025
Pacific's top issues on agenda at leaders-only retreat

With a climate resilience fund and a high-level agreement on regional peace in the bag, Pacific leaders will finish up multi-day talks at a private retreat.

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Poppy Johnston Sep 11, 2025
Australia affirms Vanuatu support after treaty delayed

Top Australian ministers are confident a security treaty can be signed with Vanuatu after the deal was scuppered days before it was set to be signed.

Pacific unity stressed at keystone regional summit

Regional unity at a time of rising competition between major powers has been stressed to a full house of Pacific leaders at key annual talks.

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Poppy Johnston Sep 10, 2025
PM confident of Vanuatu pact despite treaty delay

Australia's ties with Vanuatu will go to "the next level", despite the two countries failing to sign off on a long-awaited security and economic agreement, the prime minister says.

Young Pacific leaders prompt World Court's climate reset

The climate justice movement's biggest win since the Paris agreement and its influence on major emitters, including Australia, is about to be put to the test.

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Poppy Johnston Sep 8, 2025
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