SAVUSAVU 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 (FIJI SUN) —Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has dismissed claims that some forms of militarisation are affecting the Ocean of Peace agenda, assuring that Government remains committed to promoting peace in the region. Rabuka responded to questions from this masthead in Savusavu Wednesday during a press conference. He officially opened the […]
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Taiwan foreign minister to attend Pacific islands leaders summit events
TAIPEI, 27 AUGUST 2026 (REUTERS) — Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung will attend events related to a major summit of leaders from Pacific islands nations in Palau starting next week, his office said on Wednesday, though China said he had no right to take part. China’s test-firing in July of a missile into the Pacific […]
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China rejects New Zealand spy allegations as false
WELLINGTON,14 AUGUST 2026 (REUTERS)—- China has rejected allegations that it is conducting widespread espionage on New Zealand, saying the claim in the country’s latest security assessment stemmed from a Cold War mentality. The Chinese embassy in Wellington said the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service’s annual threat report “fabricates and hypes” claims of Chinese interference and […]
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Australia joins U.S-led rebuke of Chinese missile launch
CANBERRA/WASHINGTON, 12 AUGUST 2026 (AAP)—Australia has joined a US-led push for nations to provide advance notice of missile launches, in a direct rebuke of China’s test firing in the South Pacific. Within hours of Australia’s signing of a mutual-defence pact with Fiji in July, China confirmed a nuclear-capable missile had been launched from a submarine […]
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New Zealand closes down Tokelau self-governance
WELLINGTON/NUKUNONU, 11 JUNE 2026 (PACIFIC NEWSROOM) — The New Zealand Government has quietly killed off Tokelau’s bid for increasing autonomy, minutes of a crucial regional fishing body reveal. They show that while Tokelau was earning about US$8 million per year — roughly 46 percent of its NZ$30 million (IS$17.38 million) annual budget – New Zealand […]
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No active cases and no new cases of Covid-19 in NZ
WELLLNGTON, 08 JUNE 2020 (RNZ PACIFIC) — There are no active cases and no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. The ministry says they were notified by Auckland Regional Public Health that its remaining case has been symptom free for 48 hours and is regarded as recovered. The […]