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Road opening improves access for remote Fiji communities
A new road in Fiji's Navosa highlands has cut travel time to government and heal...
Rebekah Rasmussen 20 Jun 2026
Organic farming policy launched to strengthen Fiji food systems
Fiji has launched a five-year national organic farming policy aimed at increasin...
Rebekah Rasmussen 19 Jun 2026
Arthur piles praise on try-scoring machine Sivo
Leeds boss Brad Arthur has paid tribute to lean, mean try-scoring machine Maika...
Mark Staniforth (AAP) 19 Jun 2026
Historic Māori-inspired Cook Islands bill seeks to formalise customary Ariki title succession
A new bill introduced in the Cook Islands is set to mark the first time a Māori...
Andrew Mathieson 19 Jun 2026
Pacific envoys appointed to push island priorities at COP31
Kristina Eonemto Stege from the Marshall Islands, Inia Seruiratu from Fiji and R...
Rebekah Rasmussen 18 Jun 2026
Niue advances national research ethics framework through consultation

Niue is taking a major step toward strengthening research governance as it looks to develop the country's first research ethics framework. Key points: Moves to establish the Niue National Research Et...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 18, 2026
Fijian Government signs US$17.89 million coastal climate resilience agreement

Fifteen vulnerable coastal communities in Fiji are set to receive support through a US$17.89 million climate resilience project aimed at reducing the impacts of coastal erosion, flooding, sea-level ri...

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Rebekah Rasmussen Jun 18, 2026
Artback NT to lead First Nations delegation strengthening Northern Territory ties with Taiwan

Artback NT will lead a First Nations International Partnerships Bi-lateral Delegation to Taiwan this June, bringing together arts and cultural leaders from the Northern Territory and Taiwan to strengt...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jun 18, 2026
Canadian First Nations leaders urge government to protect wild salmon in British Columbia

Canadian First Nations leaders have urged the country's federal government to keep its promise to protect wild salmon in British Columbia. Key points: Indigenous leaders have urged the Canadian gover...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 18, 2026
Mavs goaler leads Tongan charge in Games netball debut

Melbourne Mavericks star goaler Uneeq Palavi will spearhead the Tonga netball team in Glasgow as they make their Commonwealth Games debut. Palavi, 25, has helped the Tongan Tala qualify for the tourna...

Bougainville president alleges PNG breached landmark agreement on long-serving path towards independence

Bougainville's government has accused Papua New Guinea's leaders of breaching a landmark agreement between the two parties following PNG's latest move against the autonomous region's vote for independ...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 18, 2026
Trump restores commercial fishing - sparking fears for Pacific's protected areas

Donald Trump has returned mass commercial fishing in the Pacific; rolling back protections for oceans that are considered pristine ecosystems.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 18, 2026
Nauru steps closer to Dorerin Naoero-language name change ahead of historic referendum

The Pacific nation of Nauru — in name, at least — may soon be no more. The world's third smallest sovereign nation by size, second by population and the smallest republic stands ready to r...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Jun 16, 2026
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