Tag: CHOGM
Indo-Fijian ‘listen to us’ plea to NZ over Pacific ethnicity classification
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says that as far as Fiji is concerned, Fijians of Indian descent are...
PNG pulls out of COP29 in protest over world’s ’empty promises,...
ABC Pacific and RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's decision to withdraw from the upcoming United Nations climate change talks has caused concern among local environmental...
Commonwealth takes bold step to protect freedom of expression
Talamua Media
The Commonwealth Heads of Government adopted the Commonwealth Principles on Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in Good Governance at...
‘Climate’ CHOGM success for Samoa but what’s in it for the...
COMMENTARY: By Tess Newton Cain
As CHOGM came to a close, Samoa rightfully basked in the resounding success for the country and people as hosts...
‘We have to keep pressuring Australia to do the right thing’,...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
Tuvalu's Transport, Energy, and Communications Minister Simon Kofe has expressed doubt about Australia's reliability in addressing the climate...
PM defends Fiji’s UN ‘ambush’ vote – challenged by human rights...
Pacific Media Watch
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has "cleared the air" with the Fijian diaspora in Samoa over Fiji’s vote against the United Nations resolution...
Rabuka’s message to free Kanaky movement: ‘Don’t slap the hand that...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is cautioning New Caledonia's local government to "be reasonable" in its requests from...
‘We’ll be talking about the future of negotiations’, says Rabuka on...
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist in Apia
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he will take a back seat in the upcoming Pacific leaders'...
King Charles arrives in Samoa for ‘resilient environment’ CHOGM
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist in Apia
King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla have landed in Apia, Samoa.
The monarch has been greeted...
Apia Ocean Declaration to be ‘crown jewel’ of CHOGM climate ‘fight...
By Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi in Apia
The Ocean Declaration that will be agreed upon at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week will...
Samoan journalists blast ‘ridiculous’ media restrictions at Commonwealth summit
By Harry Pearl
Restrictions on journalists covering an upcoming summit of Commonwealth nations in Samoa are “ridiculous” and at odds with a government that purportedly...
Samoa Observer: A slap across the face of media freedom
EDITORIAL: The Samoa Observer editorial board
The Samoan government’s attempt to control the media for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a slap across...
Samoa becomes first Pacific country to host next CHOGM meeting in...
RNZ Pacific
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting has ended in Rwanda with Samoa confirmed as the next host of the meeting.
Samoa's hosting of the...
Geoffrey Miller: Tale of two summits – why Jacinda Ardern said...
ANALYSIS: By Geoffrey Miller of The Democracy Project
Jacinda Ardern’s decision to attend the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Spain -- but...