Pacific Islands focus: health and gender inequities, climate updates, and some hope for marine biodiversity

Introduction by Croakey: In breaking news on Thursday, Papua New Guinea’s cabinet has approved a landmark defence agreement with Australia. PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape said the agreement, known as the PukPuk treaty, “will elevate the two...

Vanuatu MP urges French President Macron to return Matthew and Hunter

French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit will only be useful to Vanuatu if he accepts for France to return our two islands — Matthew and Hunter, says Johnny Koanapo, Vanuatu Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanna, Tafea Province. The French President...

Family says Indigenous man who died in custody was deprived human rights

The family of an Indigenous man who died in prison says an apology from Corrective Services NSW has come "too little, too late". WARNING: This article contains the names and images of First Nations people who have died. It also includes...

Right Livelihood prize goes to Pacific climate activists

A group of law students studying in the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu and a human rights lawyer were awarded the Right Livelihood Award on Wednesday for their efforts to make climate protection a legal obligation for all states. The group,...

“Our land is our mind”: The trauma facing indigenous and coastal women

For cyclone survivors in Bangladesh’s coastal villages, their memories of the storms are still fresh. “The tide was three to five times higher compared to other storms. Everything was washed away. I was floating on wood [a raft] in chest-deep...

New Zealand beats Vanuatu,  takes second place

THE second Pacific Islands Ocean Conference (PIOC) opened yesterday at the Heritage Park Hotel, drawing traditional knowledge holders, scientists, and ocean professionals from across the region. Delegates filled the venue to discuss the future of...

IGCAT calls for food to be recognised as culture and heritage

The 1st World Gastronomy Summit in Barcelona, organised by IGCAT, brought global experts together to highlight food’s role as culture, heritage, and identity, adopting a declaration for future policy. The International Institute of Gastronomy,...

USD 28 million water project to increase water security for 215,000 people in Vanuatu

Vanuatu has launched a USD 28 million project with global partners to secure safe, climate-resilient water for most of its population. Across Vanuatu, many families cannot count on safe water every day. Springs dry up in long droughts, wells are...

Move over, Paris and New York: 10 underrated cities for outstanding art

Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, New York, Madrid. The global epicentres of art in all of its creative forms, schools, eras and disciplines are well known, well documented and well visited. But art truly is everywhere in this world, although...

Pacific makes powerful impact at World Expo

The Pacific region is making a strong impression at this year's World Expo in Japan. Countries represented include Papua New Guinea, Sāmoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Palau, the Marshall Islands, Fiji, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, the Solomon...

OPINION | Investing in capacity for a greener future: Why green technology training matters for Vanuatu and beyond

The Government of Vanuatu has set itself an ambitious, but essential target: universal renewable energy-based electrification by 2030, as articulated in the National Energy Road Map (NERM 2016–2030). Achieving this goal requires not only...

Investing In Capacity For A Greener Future: Why Green Technology Training Matters For Vanuatu And Beyond

Press Release – UNDP Pacific Office in Fiji As Vanuatu advances toward its 2030 electrification target, continued investment in human capital development will be indispensable. 24 September 2025 By Mr.Misel Sisi, Acting Director of the Department...

Vanuatu working toward UN vote aimed at fighting fossil fuel industry influence

Vanuatu is working on securing a UN vote to turn a landmark ruling on the climate crisis by the international court of justice (ICJ) into concrete political action that will fight the influence of the fossil fuel industry and protect the globe...

Latest from Mormon Land: 101 words about Russell Nelson; LDS mourn in Michigan and beyond

The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune’s weekly highlight reel of news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Join us on Patreon to receive the full newsletter and access to all of our religion content. A word...

Vanuatu rise against Solomon Islands

CENTURIES-old traditions are at risk of disappearing as Fiji’s indigenous communities struggle with the legacy of colonialism and the influence of Western education that prioritise different values and perspectives over indigenous knowledge....

Exploring Vanuatu’s Vibrant Seascape in Support of Ocean Protection

National Geographic Pristine Seas will study Vanuatu’s ocean ecosystems — which are known for their high biodiversity and at-risk species — in a bid to safeguard one of the most climate vulnerable regions in the world. National Geographic Pristine...

How Vanuatu is facing up to rising climate risks

The 8th Adaptation Futures conference will be held in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand from October 13-16, 2025. The climate challenges of Pacific island nations will form a key part of the event. Vanuatu, a collection of 83 islands separated by...

Vanuatu Opposition leader Regenvanu urges PM not to increase allowances

Vanuatu Opposition bloc is appealing to the Prime Minister not to implement the Council of Ministers’ decision to increase housing allowances for government ministers and increase salaries of first political advisers. Leader of Opposition, Ralph...

Fiji’s Indigenous culture at risk

TUVALU continued their Futsal campaign. Today, they met the feisty boys from Port Vila who drew level with Solomon Islands yesterday. Early passes connected early for Michel Coulon and Kemly Lehi as Vanuatu mounted the pressure. Their attacking...

Ray O’Leary Fronts Vanuatu Tourism Offices ‘The Wake Up Call’ Via Apparent & GTI Tourism

Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) has unveiled its latest brand campaign iteration, ‘The Wake-Up Call’, fronted by comedian and Have You Been Paying Attention regular, Ray O’Leary. The eight-week video-led campaign kicks off today and aims to disrupt...