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Conservative government's moves to make English a New Zealand official language causing stir among Māori MPs
The introduction of an English language bill in the New Zealand parliament spark...
Andrew Mathieson 31 Jul 2026
Electoral Commission sets out new political party rules to strengthen Fijian democratic processes
The Fijian Electoral Commission is developing a new set of procedures for politi...
Andrew Mathieson 30 Jul 2026
Aotearoa's first Māori immersive cafe to operate entirely in Indigenous language
A Rotorua café located in the traditional heartland for Indigenous peoples of Ao...
Andrew Mathieson 30 Jul 2026
United Nations agency warns Pacific faces growing threat from global scam syndicates
A United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report has found Pacific communities...
Andrew Mathieson 25 Jul 2026
'Pacific futures are New Zealand's futures', experts argue in new book
Pacific peoples are not a "special interest" demographic but central to Aotearoa...
Giovanni Torre 23 Jul 2026
Cash injection promises Pacific region boost to develop rugby league beyond PNG Chiefs

Rugby league is continuing to gain further ground throughout the Pacific following the Australian government announcing a $600 million commitment over the next decade in the region.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 23, 2026
Tuvalu calls for stronger UN support to tackle Pacific security threats

Tuvalu has called for stronger United Nations support to address growing security threats facing Pacific-island countries. The tiny state which consists of three reef islands and six atolls told the U...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 21, 2026
Cherokee Nation opens new 127-bed hospital in Oklahoma

The Cherokee Nation has completed a US$470 million (AUD 671 million) replacement hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, expanding the tribe's health care capacity with a six-story, 400,000-square-foot facil...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 21, 2026
Grassroots communities share storytelling to preserve environmental treasures

A cross-cultural storytelling project facilitated by the University of Newcastle is amplifying the voices of climate-facing communities and deepening understanding of the environmental and cultural si...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jul 18, 2026
Australia backs Aotearoa getting aboard Pacific peace train

The foreign minister has welcomed plans by Aotearoa / New Zealand to join a defence alliance between Australia and Fiji. The Ocean of Peace Alliance was signed on Monday by Australian Prime Minister A...

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Andrew Brown (AAP) Jul 10, 2026
Marshall Islands talks tough to Chinese government over Pacific missile testing

The Marshall Islands has condemned China's recent submarine-launched missile test nearby in the Pacific Ocean, adding that its Micronesian region cannot be treated as a site for military signalling.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 10, 2026
First Nations Leadership Council sounds alarm over fast-tracked fossil fuel expansion without consent

Canada's First Nations Leadership Council says it is "deeply troubled" by the efforts of the Canadian and British Columbian governments to fast-track new fossil fuel infrastructure and energy export p...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 10, 2026
Fiji targets meat imports with sheep and goat farming push

Fiji's Farmer Training on Small Ruminant Husbandry and Management has been launched to boost sheep and goat production, reduce meat imports and strengthen rural livelihoods.

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jul 10, 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.

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...

Artback NT delegation strengthens First Nations cultural connections with Taiwan

Art has always been one of the oldest ways First Nations peoples have carried knowledge across generations. It holds language, culture, history and identity, connecting people long before borders were...

Nicole Brown Nicole Brown Jul 7, 2026
Pacific nuclear survivors urge Australia to sign and ratify UN treaty banning nuclear weapons ahead of key conference

A delegation of Pacific nuclear survivors joined Indigenous advocates in Canberra on Wednesday to call on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to sign and ratify an international disarmament agreement whic...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jul 3, 2026
'Jellyfish babies' and the treaty Australia won't sign

Samuel Barton began his journey from the Marshall Islands to the corridors of power in Canberra by enraging a schoolteacher. As a student on the island nation, he gave a speech in class about the lega...

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