7 Nov 2016

Study has found the Pacific Islands Forum is still relevant

From , 4:04 pm on 7 November 2016

The Pacific Islands Forum is still relevant, and Pacific countries want New Zealand and Australia to remain in it, according to a new study.

Stephanie Lawson, from Australia's MacQuarie University, has been researching the history of regionalism and the way the forum has evolved since it was formed in the 1970s.

Professor Lawson told Jamie Tahana that she began by looking at the role of Australia and New Zealand.

Plenary session of Pacific Islands Forum in the Federated States of Micronesia

Plenary session of Pacific Islands Forum in the Federated States of Micronesia Photo: French Polyenia's Presidency