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Pacific leaders are increasingly concerned that Washington’s actions in the region conflict with their objectivesA delay by the US in providing crucial funding to Pacific Island nations is fuelling concern in the region – but questions about the compet…
Read MorePractical ways to minimise your carbon footprint when travelling to Pacific islands without compromising your trip The price of paradise? Read our series on the environmental impact of tourism in the Pacific and how new approaches can make a difference…
Read MoreNew push to attract visitors focuses on environment and culture, as experts call for better monitoring of sustainability pledgesThe resort lies on the fringes of one of the world’s largest barrier reefs. Powered by solar energy, in an effort to reduce …
Read MoreLeaders discussed phasing out fossil fuels and navigating Washington and Beijing’s battle for regional dominance, all while internal tensions bubbled below the surfaceLeaders from Pacific island countries – together with Australia and New Zealand – hav…
Read MoreClimate change and rising strategic competition among issues facing leaders at region’s most important political gathering The leaders of Pacific nations will gather in the Cook Islands this week for the most closely watched meeting on the regional cal…
Read MoreThe US has been racing to reopen embassies and deepen links with Pacific countries in wake of Solomon Islands security pact with ChinaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily new…
Read MoreTwo tankers flying the flag of the remote Pacific archipelago are alleged to have been involved in subterfuge shipping of Iranian oilTwo tankers flying the flag of the Cook Islands have been scrubbed from the islands’ shipping registry after allegation…
Read MoreExclusive: Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru question whether to remain members amid bullying claimsLeaders of Micronesian countries are contemplating abandoning the Pacific Islands Forum altogether, after a fractious vote for a new s…
Read MoreA global treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons becomes international law today. But the fight to rid the world of these dismal weapons continues.In 1995, thousands of people marched peacefully hand-in-hand through the Tahitian capital of Pape’ete. The pal…
Read MoreResidents will be able to travel between the two countries without isolating from early next yearNew Zealand and the Cook Islands have agreed to a travel arrangement, the leaders of the two countries have announced, while Australians must wait a while …
Read MoreNew Zealand PM says Australia’s higher tolerance of Covid community transmission ‘problematic’As South Australia experiences a new Covid-19 outbreak, the New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has conceded there is very little chance of an operati…
Read MoreExperts to travel to Cook Islands this weekend to assess travel to Covid-free country that’s heavily dependent on tourismCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand is inching closer towards establishing its first travel bub…
Read MoreOptimism abounds as leaders from Fiji to Papua New Guinea welcome the new US president-electJoe Biden’s presidential ascension had not even been settled when Fiji’s forthright prime minister was already urging greater US action on climate change from t…
Read MoreDisplacement is growing in the Asia-Pacific region, and a new policy paper argues migration policies must be established nowAustralia should establish a new “Pacific Access” visa category that could be used by Pacific islanders forced from their homes …
Read MoreMark Brown’s multiple ministries prompt opposition to suggest PM lacks confidence in his cabinetThe Cook Islands’ new prime minister has allocated himself 17 portfolios in the country’s government.Aside from the premiership, Mark Brown is the minister …
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