Tag: Pacific Islands Forum

ANALYSIS: By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific As geopolitical tensions increase in the Pacific region and numerous security alliances are rapidly forged, questions are being...

By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific Cash set aside to host the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in New Zealand next year may fall short of...

Pacific Media Watch A "lock out" incident in Honiara last year barring Pacific journalists from an Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese press conference is among...

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr says countries of the wider Pacific region need to work together to reduce geopolitical...

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific China's test firing of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile into the South Pacific on Monday has added to unease in...

COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose On March 5 of this year, the United States launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from the Vandenberg Space Force...

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific New Zealand says China's testing of nuclear-capable weapons into the South Pacific is at odds with peace and stability...

RNZ Pacific The head of the United Nations body mandated to develop regulations for seabed mining in international waters says Pacific countries are playing a...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist Last week, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said Aotearoa's immigration settings were "no way to...

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has urged legislators not to sow seeds of "fear and division" as the country...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist "Political and ego manoeuvring" is happening behind the scenes at COP30 in Brazil, as Australia and Türkiye wrestle to...

ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin When the Pacific Islands Forum concluded in Honiara last month, leaders pledged regional unity under the motto "Iumi Tugeda" — "We...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr says it is "a missed opportunity" not to include partners at next mont's Pacific...

By Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Journal editor/RNZ Pacific correspondent Leaders of the three Pacific nations with diplomatic ties to Taiwan are united in a message...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Palau's president says the US order to fast-track deep sea mining is not a good idea. Deep sea mining frontrunner...

By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal, and RNZ Pacific correspondent A new report on the United States nuclear weapons testing legacy in the Marshall...

By Andrew Mathieson New Caledonia has imposed a 50-year ban on deep-sea mining across its entire maritime zone in a rare and sweeping move that...

ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin On April 24, 2025, Indonesia made a masterful geopolitical move. Jakarta granted Fiji US$6 million in financial aid and offered to...

RNZ Pacific The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) troika leaders have reviewed a list of "eminent persons" with extensive knowledge on Pacific regionalism to lead discussions...

By Leah Lowonbu, Stefan Armbruster and Harlyne Joku of BenarNews The Pacific’s peak diplomatic bodies have signalled they are ready to engage with Papua New...

COMMENTARY: By Sione Tekiteki and Joel Nilon Ongoing wars and conflict around the world expose how international law and norms can be co-opted. With the...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific Bulletin editor/presenter The Marshall Islands marked 71 years since the most powerful nuclear weapons tests ever conducted were unleashed over...