New Zealand congratulated Kiribati's Taneti Maamau after the pro-China president was elected on October 26 to a third term in charge of the low-lying Pacific…
In a boost for Pacific Islands such as Tuvalu under threat from rising seas, Commonwealth nations agreed on October 26 that a nation's maritime boundaries…
Several Pacific island nations are ramping up pressure on Australia over climate change during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, declaring that…
The highest court in France has overturned a decision to lock up the Kanak pro-independence activist Christian Tein. Tein, who is the head of the…
New Caledonia's President Louis Mapou confirmed on October 20 a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) fact-finding mission will finally take place next week. The much-awaited travel…
Economic growth in the Pacific is forecasted to drop to 3.6% this year, from 5.8% in 2023, raising concerns the rate of growth will not…
Researchers are calling for more kaupapa Māori targeted public health interventions, after a study found Māori and Pacific women are disproportionately affected by suicide involving…
Five Pacific nations on October 17 plotted how to prosecute a pivotal UN court case that aims to hold climate-polluting countries to account and safeguard…
French-owned historic nickel mining company Société Le Nickel (SLN) is putting its historic mining site in Thio (East Coast of the main island) into stand-by…
A new rapid response initiative aimed at providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the Pacific stands to boost coordination and increase efficiency by lessening…
A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top…
The Commonwealth Election Commission (CEC) is considering manual tabulation for the November 5 polls, citing a delay in the counting of ballots during the 2022…
Kiribati's pro-China president has said his nation "does not welcome" Beijing's recent test firing of a ballistic missile in the Pacific, rare criticism from a…
Russian and Chinese navy ships have carried out a joint patrol in the northeast of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian military said on Tuesday. The…
The Commonwealth of Northern Marianas and the United States governments will meet on Saipan to discuss their political relations and financial assistance to the territory.…
The establishment of a Pacific Response Group (PRG) is one of the main outcomes of the ninth South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting (SPDMM) which wrapped…
Plans are being made to visit all islands in Kiribati to call on the people to boycott the presidential vote. That national poll is to…
Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba reportedly wants a more "equal" alliance with the United States. Ishiba, who takes office this week is seeking the…
Saudi Arabia will help Pacific island countries respond to climate change and other external challenges, said Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, CEO of the Saudi government's…
The date for the Kiribati presidential - or beretitenti - vote has been set for October 25. Notices were published by electoral districts across the…
French Polynesia said a Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile launched into the Pacific landed near its exclusive economic zone, as Beijing's first such tests in four…
The Marshall Islands has told the United Nations General Assembly it opposes any plans to mine the seabed, a stance 180 degrees opposite Nauru's, which…
Pacific nations are preparing for a pivotal week of negotiations in London on how to cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in the global shipping industry.…
The China-leaning incumbent ruler of Kiribati is in pole position for a third and final term as leader of the Pacific island country after winning…
Security forces in New Caledonia killed two men during an overnight operation, the public prosecutor said September 19, taking the death toll to 13 after…
