NOOSA, 08 JUNE 2026 (PACNEWS) — Australia and New Zealand have pledged to strengthen support for Pacific Island countries facing supply chain disruptions and rising fuel costs, while deepening defence, trade and security cooperation under a renewed trans-Tasman partnership. In a joint statement following the Australia-New Zealand Leaders’ Meeting 2026, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and […]
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Can Pacific airports handle cyber threats?
SUVA, 04 JUNE 2026 (ISLANDS BUSINESS) — Pacific aviation systems are increasingly vulnerable to hybrid threats that combine cyber intrusion, disinformation and strategic coercion, according to Dr Fetriani, a senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Speaking with Islands Business about aviation security in Fiji and across the region, Fetriani said Pacific countries should […]
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Palau Calls for Enhanced Maritime, Law Enforcement and Cyber Cooperation
B: Laurel Marewibuel KOROR, Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr. urged stronger regional cooperation on maritime security, law enforcement and cybersecurity during the opening dinner of the Sasakawa Security Forum, saying Palau must remain vigilant on the “front line” of the Indo‑Pacific. Speaking at the event hosted by Sasakawa USA, Whipps thanked forum organisers […]
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Pacific leaders unite against rising transnational crime threat at first regional summit in Fiji
Palau officials join Pacific ministers, police chiefs in push for stronger regional response to drug trafficking and organized crime ahead of Pacific Islands Forum in Palau By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (May 21, 2026) — Pacific leaders, police commissioners and justice officials gathered this week in Fiji for the region’s first ministerial-level Transnational Crime Summit, […]
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China, U.S to be invited to New Zealand for next year’s Pacific Islands Forum
WELLINGTON, 06 MAY 2026 (NEWSTALK ZB)—New Zealand will invite the U.S, China, and Taiwan to next year’s Pacific Island Forum talks after the three countries were controversially excluded from last year’s meeting in the Solomon Islands. A spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said China and the U.S will “definitely be invited” and the […]
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China a ‘good friend, but NZ is family, says Cook Islands PM Mark Brown
RAROTONGA, 22 APRIL 2026 (RNZ PACIFIC) —Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is “family” while China is “a very good friend”. Brown spoke to Checkpoint on the relationship between his nation and New Zealand. The two governments recently patched up a major diplomatic fallout that resulted in New Zealand pausing nearly $30 […]