9+ hour, 56+ min ago   (201+ words) PACIFIC grassroots recyclers are set to have a stronger voice in shaping the region’s future waste and recycling policies, as organisations from across the region bring their lived experiences to a regional policy workshop in Vanuatu this week. The Pacific…...

10+ hour, 2+ min ago   (195+ words) A team from the IUCN Oceania Regional Office spent 13 days in Simbu Province from visiting three community-based projects and working with local organisations on implementation, monitoring and long-term sustainability. The team visited KGWan Eco Habitat Inc., Dika Suna Nature Conservation…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (247+ words) THE Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency has been recognised for the collective leadership of Pacific Island countries in responsible fisheries management. FAO Director-General Dr QU Dongyu presented the Margarita Lizárraga Medal to agency Director-General Noan David Pakop in Rome. The…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (353+ words) EVERY year on September 21, we commemorate the International Day of Peace. It is a day that invites us to reflect on what peace means in an increasingly complex, polarised, and uncertain world. Too often, peace is understood simply as the…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (216+ words) At an airport counter in Nadi, a shopping mall branch in Auckland, or a high-street location in Nuku’alofa, the transaction looks simple: a rate is quoted, cash changes hands, a receipt is printed. What’s less visible is the network behind…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (872+ words) Islands Business An Ocean of Peace must begin with dignity PEACE in the Pacific cannot be declared from above and delivered to communities as policy language. It must be built from the ground of dignity, memory, land, ocean, women’s work,…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (398+ words) FIJIAN workers who helped rescue residents and distribute emergency supplies during the devastating 2022 Lismore floods in Australia have been recognised for their service. The returned Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme workers received the New South Wales Premier’s Flood Emergency…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (882+ words) AS Pacific Islands Forum leaders prepare for their annual retreat at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, civil society groups have called for a pause on moves to transform the region’s security structures. In a new research report issued this…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (272+ words) FRENCH Polynesia will host the 10th Pacific Water and Wastewater Ministers Meeting alongside the 17th Pacific Water & Wastewater Association (PWWA) Conference & Expo from August 31 to September 4 in Papeete. ​According to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the week-long event will provide…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1396+ words) FOR the people of Mā ‘ohi Nui (French Polynesia), the ocean is a source of life, with an Exclusive Economic Zone covering nearly 5 million square kilometres of ocean around the nation’s five archipelagos. This week, President of French Polynesia Moetai…...