News & Current Affairs
Today’s latest stories and current affairs happening locally and all across the Pacific
5 December 2024
Creative visionary Tauanuu Amo Ieriko has set the bar high for the vibrant Siva Afi Festival, a display of the Samoan traditional art form of Siva Ailao Afi. “We look…
3 December 2024
With the Pacific region as “his office” Paul Vunituraga has arguably the best working space in the world. Hailing from Fiji, Paul has 16 years’ experience working in the media…
2 December 2024
Countries representing over two billion people around the world are holding the line as they continue to retaliate that they will not accept a treaty that does not contain a…
2 December 2024
The HMNZS Manawanui grounded and sunk off the coast of Samoa as a result of human error, the interim Court of Inquiry report shows. The Royal New Zealand Navy ship…
29 November 2024
Commentary by Tess Newton Cain Source: Benar News Earlier this month Vanuatu received a stinging rebuke from the European Parliament, becoming the first country ever to lose its visa-free access…
26 November 2024
The final departure preparations are underway by the Aotearoa New Zealand-based salvage companies engaged by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), to remove, recover and safely dispose of the fuel…
25 November 2024
Five female cousins have established the Moala Development Group Live Seafood Export, which aims to empower villagers from Moala Island in Fiji’s Lau Province, and have changed their own lives…
22 November 2024
Inclusive participation and respect for indigenous wisdom is essential to amplify the voices of vulnerable communities on the front lines of the climate crisis. Kiribati, a low-lying atoll nation hit…
21 November 2024
The launch of the Pacific Islands Report on Building Resilient Health Systems will see world experts converge in Auckland next week. Te Poutoko Ora A Kiwa (Centre for Pacific and…
20 November 2024
The legend of a Palauan fisherman from the village of Ngarchemai has been used to illustrate the risks of indecision, and the need for world leaders to choose wisely for…
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