'Clear actions' mark the end of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum

Pacific leaders from 18 member states got together for their official "family photo" at the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders' Meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands. 11 September 2025 Photo: Pacific Islands Forum The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)...

Accelerating Value in Insurance with AI: From Experimentation to Realized Enterprise Value

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PM Marape Launches Landmark Fisheries Strategies, Calls for Pacific to Harness Ocean Wealth

Prime Minister James Marape has urged Papua New Guinea and its Pacific neighbours to take full control of their ocean resources, declaring that the region must no longer remain a “beggar” while foreign powers exploit its fisheries wealth. He was...

Largest Dalo exporter builds $20 million enterprise

For more than a decade, a farmer and businessman in Navua has quietly revolutionised Fiji’s dalo export industry, turning locally grown root crops into a $20 million-a-year international business. Today, Ben’s Trading Limited exports Dalo,...

PM launches landmark Fisheries Strategies, calls for Pacific to harness ocean wealth

Prime Minister James Marape has urged Papua New Guinea and its Pacific neighbours to take full control of their ocean resources, declaring that the region must no longer remain a “beggar” while foreign powers exploit its fisheries wealth. He was...

Netweaving the Soul of Pasifika Development

Introduction: Reconnecting with Our Pacific Soul Bula vinaka, talofa lava, malo e lelei, halo olgeta – warm Pacific greetings to you all. Esteemed leaders, respected elders, fellow academics, youth representatives, and civil society champions –...

March held in New York for Taiwan UN inclusion

Overseas Taiwanese were joined by Taiwanese lawmakers in a parade in New York City yesterday, calling for Taiwan’s inclusion in the UN. Democratic Progressive Party legislators Wang Cheng-hsu (王正旭) and Lai Hui-yuan (賴惠員), along with Taiwan...

Climate change: Where there is a will, there is collaboration 

At a time when the construct of a consolidated ‘West’ is shifting, are there signs that China, India, Brazil, and the EU can forge a clear climate agenda? The realities are quite clear. China outpaced all other players by investing $627 billion in...

Broken promises worsen climate crisis in Pacific islands

HONIARA, Solomon Islands >> Fred Conning pulled up Google Earth on his phone and zoomed in on the coastline that had been the backdrop of his childhood in a small village in the Solomon Islands. Here was the beach of white sands where he would...

EU unveils multimillion-dollar Pacific aid package, including $70m to French territories

EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela addressing the first EU-Pacific Business Forum in Fiji on Friday 5 September 2025. Photo: Delegation of the European Union to the Pacific French Pacific Overseas Countries and Territories...

PNG backs tuna pact, pushes unity at PNA meet

SUSTAINABLE management of marine resources is essential for the livelihoods of the people and the economic prosperity of our nation, says Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Jelta Wong. Wong attended the Parties of the Nauru Agreement (PNA)...

Live: Nampijinpa Price says she won't be silenced on 'mass migration'

10m agoWed 10 Sep 2025 at 6:48am Gallagher says banks need to answer why they've cut roles Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has been asked about recent job losses at ANZ and NAB banks in recent days. NAB announced it was cutting 400 jobs, just a...

Australian Prime Minister Press conference – Honiara, Solomon Islands

Prime Minister : Australia is a proud member of the Pacific family, and it’s been a great pleasure so far to participate in my fourth meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum. Investing in the security and prosperity of our Pacific neighbours helps...

CLNZ | NZSA Research Grants 2025 Winners: Four Cash Grants Awarded To Support Local Writers

Press Release – NZSA The $5,000 grants support local writers who wish to undertake research for a fiction or non-fiction writing project. The 2025 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa...

Graduation from LDC: ‘We have 2.5 options to seek deferral’

Debapriya says decision must rest on solid evidence, strong backing from dev partners Bangladesh should view its LDC exit not as a burden but as a milestone, an opportunity to advance long-delayed reforms for structural transformation of the...

JD Vance Doesn’t Know What a War Crime Is

I am beginning to believe we are not being led by the Very Best People. From Politico: But amid the cocktail-hour din, [Scott] Bessent lashed out at [Bill] Pulte in an expletive-laden diatribe. The Treasury secretary had heard from several people...

In the Pacific, unkept US promises on climate cut deep

HONIARA, Solomon Islands — Fred Conning pulled up Google Earth on his phone and zoomed in on the coastline that had been the backdrop of his childhood in a small village in the Solomon Islands. Here was the beach of white sands where he would...

PNG leads Pacific push for marine security

MINISTER of Fisheries and Marine Resources Jelta Wong attended the 4th Parties of the Nauru Agreement leaders’ meeting in Tuvalu, highlighting PNG’s commitment to sustainable ocean management and regional cooperation. The gathering highlighted a...

New Zealand LA28 rights race hots up as Sky NZ confirms talks

Sky NZ, the country’s pay-tv giant, has confirmed that it is in discussion to secure broadcast rights for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games (LA28). The broadcaster confirmed this week that it is in “constructive discussions” with the...

Do We Need a Pacific Peace Index?

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