Tag: Pacific Islands Forum
‘We cannot have peace without independence,’ says Kanak govt official
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
As New Caledonia passes the one-month mark since violent and deadly clashes erupted on last month, there has been...
PM Luxon talks doubling RSE in PNG – plane breakdown almost...
RNZ Pacific
The leaders of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand have discussed a refreshed partnership that could boost the number of places for short-term...
Baron Waqa ‘more than able’ to lead Pacific Islands Forum, says...
RNZ Pacific
The new secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Waqa, is "well equipped" for the role, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says.
Waqa, a...
‘France has caused this crisis’ – Pacific Islands Forum offers support...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Cook Islands Prime Minister and Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) chair Mark Brown has written to the president of the...
Open letter from Kanaky: Things are really bad, we need to...
Asia Pacific Report
By a Kanak from Aotearoa New Zealand in Kanaky New Caledonia
I've been trying to feel cool and nice on this beautiful sunny...
New Caledonia violence ‘unfortunate’ but ‘not surprising’, says Pacific Forum chief
RNZ Pacific
Outgoing Secretary-General Henry Puna of the Pacific Islands Forum is "not surprised" with the violent unrest in New Caledonia which has shut down...
Pacific alliance condemns France over bid to ‘derail’ Kanaky decolonisation
Asia Pacific Report
A Pacific civil society alliance has condemned French neocolonial policies in Kanaky New Caledonia, saying Paris is set on "maintaining the status...
West Papuan wounds of suffering – diplomatic pressure on Indonesia needed...
COMMENTARY: By Ronny Kareni
Recent videos depicting the barbaric torture of an indigenous Papuan man by Indonesian soldiers have opened the wounds of West Papua's...
Pacific wants open discussion on AUKUS to keep region ‘nuclear free’
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist
Keeping the Pacific nuclear-free, in line with the Rarotonga Treaty, was a recurring theme from the leaders of Tonga,...
Pacific predictions: Elections, security and regionalism top 2024 agenda
ANALYSIS: By Tess Newton Cain
As the new year gets underway, now is the time to look ahead to what will be significant in the...
Marshall Islands reaffirms ties with Taiwan in wake of Nauru shift
By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent
Marshall Islands officials quickly moved this week to reaffirm this nation's ties...
‘It’s tragic’ – Palau president slams NZ govt’s oil and gas...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
The President of Palau has slammed New Zealand's new government for its oil and gas exploration plans as the...
Human rights group wants climate mobility justice on COP28 agenda
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist
A new legal framework to support climate-displaced people and guarantee their human rights is being served up ahead of...
Rabuka calls for Pacific peace zone – ‘We don’t want to...
By Dionisia Tabureguci in Suva
The political superpowers of the world have been gently reminded this week of Fiji’s intention to turn the Pacific islands...
MSG leaders defer Papua membership decision to Pacific Islands Forum
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila
The leaders of five Melanesian countries and territories avoided a definitive update on the status of...
‘This is a big step’ – Japan releases nuclear wastewater into...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Japan's release of more than one million tonnes of treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific is officially underway.
Tokyo...
Countdown starts as Japan poised to release first batch of treated...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
A Japanese government spokesperson says it is "not wilfully trying to divide the Pacific" over the Fukushima treated nuclear...
NZ women’s peace group protests over imminent Fukushima nuclear wastewater release
Asia Pacific Report
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Aotearoa, the longest running women’s peace group in New Zealand, has called on...
Rabuka, PIF ‘undermine credibility’ of Pacific experts over Japan’s nuclear waste...
By Aralai Vosayaco in Suva
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) is disappointed with the Fiji government and Pacific Islands Forum’s endorsement of the Japanese...
Macron in New Caledonia to bolster France’s Indo-Pacific strategy
By Eleisha Foon, journalist
France has deployed Rafale jet fighters during a military ceremony in New Caledonia, marking President Emmanuel Macron's first official day in...
How Australia can partner more effectively with France in the Pacific
ANALYSIS: By Hugh Piper and Anna Gibert
As geopolitics brings increasing engagement by external actors with the Pacific, there is a need to coordinate more...
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear waste plan stirs ‘Pacific Chernobyl’ risk protests
By Peter Boyle in Sydney
As Pacific communities protest the Japanese government’s plan to dump more than a million tonnes of radioactive waste water from...