Rugby league: Teams named for rugby league Pacific Championships week two

Photo: © NRL Photos Toa Samoa hooker Jazz Tevaga has been named in the team for this weekend's Pacific Championships match against Tonga, despite a failed head injury assessment last weekend. Samoa's management is seeking an exemption to allow him...

Machar trial adjourns following court’s ruling on defense plea

Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 8 hours ago Dr. Riek Machar, SPLM-IO leader, at the Special Court session in Juba's Freedom Hall. (Courtesy photo) JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) – The special court trying the suspended First Vice President Dr Riek...

Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and history brooks no falsification

October 25th marks the 80th Anniversary of China’s resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Taiwan. Recently, the U.S. Department of State and the American Institute in Taiwan have been publicly advocating the fallacy of the “undetermined...

US pushes for next phase of Gaza plan amid fragile ceasefire

Great power rivalry Gaza: A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza held this week despite renewed violence in which Israel launched heavy air strikes after accusing Hamas of violating the truce by attacking troops. During a visit to Israel...

Deputy Speaker Urges Lawmakers to Champion Women’s Rights

By Fatou Krubally Deputy Speaker of The Gambia’s National Assembly, Hon. Seedy SK Njie, has made a strong call to global parliamentarians to actively defend women’s rights, warning that inaction in the face of discrimination is complicity. His...

Sports tourism is an untapped gold mine

SPORTS How rugby league and other international sports are quietly transforming the PNG economy IT is that time of the year again when international rugby league fever sweeps across Papua New Guinea. The air is thick with anticipation, flags fly...

Live: Labor's environment protection bill 'unreasonable': Sussan Ley

17m agoFri 24 Oct 2025 at 2:26am Australia is all in on AUKUS. In Donald Trump's America, it's more complicated By By Emilie Gramenz and Riley Stuart in Washington DC In Washington on Monday, Anthony Albanese made something clear once again:...

China’s Silk Road Ark wraps major health mission

The Chinese naval hospital-ship Silk Road Ark has departed Tonga after a week providing extensive free medical care and cultural exchange. The ship’s seven-day visit under the “Mission Harmony 2025” banner delivered services to over 5,000...

BACK IN HISTORY | Call to review wage rate

The government has to re-examine its present labour wage rate for Fiji to compete with countries from the South-East Asia region for investment, said the Minister for Trade and Commerce, Berenado Vunibobo, in 1990. According to an article...

it may take another 100 years to remove power from the Tongas because United will always win against the divided?- Prophet Seer1

Prophet Seer1 writes: Fact! Tonga people are united, politically, it’s practically impossible for Tonga to stand against a Tonga at a presidential level. Don’t talk about President Hamududu standing against HH, both of them stood against ECL. Have...

Māori ocean rights under threat: Why Pasifika should be paying attention

A controversial move by the New Zealand Government to tighten laws around customary marine title is sparking growing concern among Māori, and Pacific communities are being urged to pay close attention. The coalition government’s proposed changes...

China’s economic slowdown has become its diplomatic weapon in the Pacific

By Bang Xiao CANBERRA (ABC PACIFIC) — China’s rise in the Pacific isn’t just about aid or diplomacy — it’s about survival and power. As domestic demand slows and Western tariffs squeeze exports, Beijing has been forced to turn its industrial...

From spoilt for choice to rising tensions: how I rate home nations chances

The autumn internationals are nearly upon us, and with a British & Irish Lions tour having taken place in the summer, that is going to make things really difficult for the four home nations, isn’t it?No. There are some storylines around Lions...

Travel to Chile for the South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting

Department of Defence The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, is travelling to Chile for the 2025 South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM). SPDMM provides a forum for regional defence ministers to enhance...

Fiji and Marshall Islands deepen Pacific partnership

Marshall Islands Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister Kalani Kaneko and Fiji’s Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Lenora Qereqeretabua. [Photo Credit: Fiji Government] Fiji and the Republic of the Marshall Islands have renewed...

Crafting a potential Patriots trade package for Trey Hendrickson

The Bengals entered Week 7 on a four-game losing streak, as they've been without quarterback Joe Burrow. As a result, they're also without much hope to salvage the season. That could change, as there are plenty of wins to be had on the Cincinnati...

A call for justice and survival – ambitious blueprint launches for climate and health action across the Western Pacific

Jason Staines writes: When health ministers from across Asia and the Pacific gathered in Nadi this week, the message from the World Health Organization was that climate change has become the region’s defining health emergency. Launched in Fiji,...

Sporting banter or disrespect – is it ever okay to boo the haka?

Online, opinions have been split. Some call it “disrespectful” while others defend it as “just sporting banter”. ‘A house for all’: The meaning behind haka In Aotearoa, haka carries deep whakapapa interwoven into the fabric of the country. Its...

Game of Thrones in the modern era: How some monarchies survive today

I still remember the day Queen Elizabeth II died. It was not just Britain that mourned; television screens across the world glowed with her image. Something seemed to fade away that day, an age when kings and queens ruled not by votes, but by...

Obituaries — Rt Hon James (Jim) Bolger ONZ, PC

Press Release – Hansard Thursday, 16 October 2025 – Volume 788 THURSDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2025 The Speaker took the Chair at 2 p.m. KARAKIA/PRAYERS SPEAKER: Almighty God, we give thanks for the blessings which have been bestowed on us. Laying aside all...