SUVA, 10 AUGUST 2026 (AFP)—– Taiwan will attend an annual gathering of Pacific Island leaders in Palau in August, the regional bloc said, overcoming protests from China that saw Taipei barred from the event in 2025. China and Taiwan were important partners to the region, a Pacific Islands Forum official told reporters late Friday, after […]
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Calls growing to sack Winston Peters after his ‘go back to your own country’ remarks to NZ MP
WELLINGTON, 06 AUGUST 2026 (PMN) — Opposition parties say Winston Peters can no longer serve as New Zealand’s Foreign Minister after telling Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan to “go back to your own country”. The opposition warns the remarks risk damaging relations with one of New Zealand’s biggest trading partners and a key Pacific partner. The […]
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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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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 […]