Pacific
This category covers news and events related to New Zealand’s interactions and collaborations with other Pacific nations, regional initiatives, environmental issues, and developments in Oceania and the Pacific Islands.
Explainer: What Frank Bainimarama’s jail sentence could mean for Fiji politics?
5 hours ago
Explainer: What Frank Bainimarama’s jail sentence could mean for Fiji politics?
The former Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama was handed a one-year jail sentence in the Fiji High Court on Thursday…
New Caledonia’s French constitutional amendment: green light in Paris, red light in Nouméa
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New Caledonia’s French constitutional amendment: green light in Paris, red light in Nouméa
Analysis – While the French National Assembly in Paris was on Tuesday giving one more green light to French government-tabled…
Pacific Language Week: PNG tok pisin and Solomon Islands pidgin join series
17 hours ago
Pacific Language Week: PNG tok pisin and Solomon Islands pidgin join series
The Pacific Language Week series begins on Sunday with Rotuma starting the initiative by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. This…
UN wants international backing to curb PNG violence
23 hours ago
UN wants international backing to curb PNG violence
The United Nations is seeking more international assistance as it strives to help Papua New Guinea (PNG) overcome the violence…
Cricket: Barramundis ‘feeling good’ ahead of Men’s T20 World Cup
1 day ago
Cricket: Barramundis ‘feeling good’ ahead of Men’s T20 World Cup
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Barramundis captain, Assadollah Vala, is confident the team will be able to perform to expectations at…
PNG population growth is a ‘time bomb’, warns professor
1 day ago
PNG population growth is a ‘time bomb’, warns professor
Professor Glen Mola, who teachers obstetrics and gynaecology, said he population increase of 300,000 people annually has the potential to…
Solomon Islands – an incumbent’s defeat and resurrection
2 days ago
Solomon Islands – an incumbent’s defeat and resurrection
By Jon Fraenkel* Opinion – Solomon Islands’ elections are normally principally domestic affairs, but the polls held on 17 April…
Strike action: Workers take on Fiji Water, demand better pay
2 days ago
Strike action: Workers take on Fiji Water, demand better pay
A group of workers for Fiji Water have gone on strike at the US-owned company’s water bottling plant in Yaqara…
OFC Champions League: Hekari recruit two Brazillians, as Oceania teams ready to go
2 days ago
OFC Champions League: Hekari recruit two Brazillians, as Oceania teams ready to go
Papua New Guinea football champions Hekari United have taken on two Brazilian players for the OFC Men’s Champions League in…
Bougainville ire raised over delayed Joint Supervisory Body meeting
2 days ago
Bougainville ire raised over delayed Joint Supervisory Body meeting
Bougainville is furious that it is being blamed for another deferral of a meeting of the Joint Supervisory Body, which…