Pacific News Search
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More arrests in besieged New Caledonian pro-independence stronghold
Five individuals wanted by French authorities have surrendered in besieged New Caledonia's pro-independence stronghold of Saint Louis.
Updated at 11:10 am on 1 October 2024
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Cook Islands corrections minister denies favouritism
George Maggi is denying that the former deputy prime minister, jailed in March for fraud, is receiving special treatment after being hired by family on a prison work scheme.
Updated at 9:38 am on 1 October 2024
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Fiji Rugby Union calls full audit on player payments
The Fiji Rugby Union has authorised a full audit of player payments before it will respond to claims of continuing non-payment or late payment of allowances by players.
Updated at 2:05 pm on 30 September 2024
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Two police dogs die from heat exhaustion on Saipan after patrol car's air conditioning malfunctioned
The Department of Public Safety assistant chief of police said if there were criminal laws that were violated, officers may also face criminal actions.
Updated at 1:38 pm on 30 September 2024
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Plan for clearer pathways to manufacturing, engineering and logistics industries for Pasifika
The Lumana'i o Tagata Moana Pacific Peoples Workforce Development Action Plan by Hanga-Aro-Rau is a partnership with Pacific communities, industries, businesses and providers.
Updated at 1:18 pm on 30 September 2024
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Manu Samoa head coach facing charges for 'multiple serious offences'
Mase Mahonri Schwalger has been charged with "multiple serious offences" including "sexual conduct with a person under 16", according to local media reports.
Updated at 11:09 am on 30 September 2024
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China’s missile test triggers diplomatic shockwaves in French Polynesia
The ballistic missile test was reported to have ended its path some 700 kilometres away from French Polynesia's Marquesas Islands, albeit outside its Exclusive Economic Zone.
Updated at 9:33 am on 30 September 2024
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Kiribati to vote for president on 25 October
There will be three candidates - all from the same party, the ruling Tobwaan Kiribati Party (TKP) - after one TKP candidate, Riteta Iorome, was dropped.
Updated at 9:13 am on 30 September 2024
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Navigating Pacific mental health with cultural understanding
In New Zealand, many Pacific peoples find themselves disconnected from mainstream mental health services], which often overlook the importance of cultural context.
Updated at 5:31 pm on 27 September 2024
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Pacific news in brief for 27 September
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Solomon Islands ratifying the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in New York this week.
Updated at 4:46 pm on 27 September 2024
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'We must unite': Palau tells world leaders climate crisis 'a matter of life and death'
Uduch Sengebau Senior told world leaders that the global response to the climate crisis "is a matter of life and death" and "science, conservation, and the well-being of people" must be prioritised.
Updated at 2:27 pm on 27 September 2024
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UNGA: Fiji president calls for cessation of ballistic missile testing in the Pacific Ocean
Ratu Viliame Katonivere has told the United Nations that cultivating a culture of peace is now more urgent than ever.
Updated at 11:29 am on 27 September 2024
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Marshall Islands calls for 'precautionary approach' to deep sea mining at UNGA
Speaking on the second day of the UNGA in New York, Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine said that "the world's oceans are too fragile to turn into a speculative experiment".
Updated at 10:08 am on 27 September 2024
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PNG Court hands down severe sentences for drug smugglers
Four people connected with a so-called 'black-flight' from Papua New Guinea, intending to deliver a huge quantity of cocaine to Australia, have been sentenced in the National Court.
Updated at 5:39 pm on 26 September 2024
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RSE changes: employers win, Pacific workers lose
RSE employers were upbeat about the policy changes which will help to reduce their costs of participation, a key outcome that employers and industry groups have been lobbying for.
Updated at 5:28 pm on 26 September 2024
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Fiji military chief outlines commitment to end coup culture
This is the assurance given by the military chief Ratu Jone Kalouniwai following the presidential pardon of the main instigator of the May 2000 coup and the leader of the November 2000 mutiny.
Updated at 3:02 pm on 26 September 2024
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'We must accelerate our efforts without delay': Nauru president on deep sea mining at UNGA
President David Adeang has told global leaders at the United Nations that the world will miss out on decarbonising the planet if deep sea mining does not start immediately.
Updated at 2:24 pm on 26 September 2024
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NASA predicts 15cm of sea-level rise for Pacific Islands in the next 30 years
NASA also said this amount of rise will occur regardless of whether greenhouse gas emissions change in the coming years.
Updated at 2:06 pm on 26 September 2024
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Pacific news in brief for 26 September
A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including housing affordability concerns in Fiji.
Updated at 2:06 pm on 26 September 2024
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Finding their voice: Pasifika students command the stage with slam poetry
"What about the great things that happen in a South Auckland garage? In 2024, my brothers and I are planning for greatness, in a South Auckland garage," De La Salle College students.
Updated at 1:55 pm on 26 September 2024
