Pacific Islands Forum
The Week in Detail: Charities, citizenship, and the Pacific Islands Forum
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Charities, citizenship, and the Pacific Islands Forum
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioSuperpowers cast big shadow on Pacific forum
It's one of the most high-stakes Pacific Islands Forum in recent memory, but political power plays may be standing in the way of real progress. Audio
Superpowers cast big shadow on Pacific forum
It's one of the most high-stakes Pacific Islands Forum in recent memory, but political power plays may be standing in the way of real progress.
AudioSteve Ratuva on Pacific Islands Forum’s shaky start with Kiribati withdrawal
The Pacific Islands Forum has rocky beginnings in Suva this morning as Kiribati withdraws with immediate effect. It is the Forum's 51st meeting and the the first time the nations' leaders will meet… Audio
Niue to prioritise Ocean project at Forum
Niue to prioritise its new Ocean Project at next week's Pacific Islands Forum. Audio
PIF want women at focus of climate, pandemic recovery
A call to action has been issued by the Pacific Islands Forum at the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York City. Audio
Forum welcomes NZ climate aid boost ahead of COP26
Pacific Islands Forum welcomes New Zealand's climate aid boost heading into COP26. Audio
Puna speaks on crises in Samoa, Fiji and keeping Forum united
We speak with the secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum about regional crises, Covid-19 and Pacific geopolitics. Audio
Pacific Forum leaders hoping to keep Micronesia in the fold
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, is hoping the Micronesian countries won't leave the Pacific Islands Forum. Audio
What now for the future of Pacific regionalism?
Micronesia's preferred candidate to head the Pacific Islands Forum says the departure of the five sub-regional members puts them in a good position to help shape the architecture of a renewed regional… Audio
Pacific pact torn apart by infighting over leadership
The Pacific Islands Forum is facing unprecedented disruption at a time when it's arguably needed the most, to present a united front on issues such as Covid and climate change. Audio
Pacific pact torn apart by infighting over leadership
The Pacific Islands Forum is facing unprecedented disruption at a time when it's arguably needed the most, to present a united front on issues such as Covid and climate change.
AudioSamoan PM hints at reform of Pacific Islands Forum selection process
Samoa's Prime Minister has indicated that his government is willing to review the appointment process for Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum.
The Pacific Islands Forum in peril as nations quit
There has been a growing political rift in the Pacific Islands forum of which New Zealand and Australia play a key role. Audio
Forum split could hurt Pacific's global leadership on climate
Pacific Islands Forum fragmenting would be a lost opportunity to cement the region's global leadership: academic. Audio
Palau preparing to leave Pacific Islands Forum
Palau's president says his country is prepared to leave the Pacific Islands Forum. Audio
Pacific Islands Forum leaders climate change disagreement
A day-long meeting of leaders of 18 member countries and territories has ended with disagreement over action against climate change. RNZ Pacific's Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor has the details. Also the… Audio
China compared to Nazi Germany and Australian press freedom
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst reports on Prime Minister Scott Morrison's visit to the Pacific Islands Forum as a rift opens in Australia's ruling coalition over an MP's comparison of the… Audio
Jacinda Ardern's travel plan for Nauru sends media into a spin
Hard on the heels of Limogate, flying the PM to Nauru this week turned political pundits into amateur accountants - and talk radio hosts into advisors in parenting and Pacific diplomacy. Audio
