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Niue's profile for hosting pacific regional meetings is growing, with the country hosting two big meetings just this month. The Forum Fisheries Agency is currently meeting,, while the Food and...

Small island states in the Pacific are expected to demand improved shipping services when they meet in Tonga this week. Pacific ministers for maritime transport in the small island states,...

Niue's Minister for Bulk Fuels, Togia Sioneholo, says the island expects to make substantial gains after it committed last month to the Bulk Fuel Initiative. It became the fourth country...

Japan is refusing to say whether it has invited Fiji for talks with other Pacific Island countries in Hokkaido in two weeks. The meeting, the Pacific Alliance Leaders' Meeting, is...

The chair of the Pacific Islands Forum says it is evaluating whether its secretariat will remain in Fiji following that country's suspension from the Forum. Toke Talagi, who is also...

The Pacific Forum is evaluating whether its secretariat will remain in Fiji following Fiji's suspension from the Forum.

The chair of the Pacific Islands Forum says he's baffled by Fiji's response to its suspension. Fiji's interim Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has said that Australia and New Zealand used...

New Zealand now has six confirmed cases of swine flu and 11 probable cases. However, there have been no signs of the virus spreading within New Zealand, according to health officials. Audio

The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum and Premier of Niue, Toke Talagi, has announced that the military regime of Fiji has been suspended from the Forum. In a statement,...

Fiji's interim government says it has written to the chair of the Pacific Islands Forum on the eve of the expiry of a deadline which will see Fiji suspended from...

Fiji's interim prime minister, Frank Bainamarama, has told the newspaper The Australian that he has confronted Australia's foreign minister with evidence that his phone has been tapped. Commodore…

Anzac Day services across the country have drawn thousands of people, with rain and strong wind failing to deter crowds in Auckland and more than 8,000 attending the dawn service in Christchurch.

The Niue Court of Appeal is to sit on the island for the first time this week. Previously the four New Zealand judges have heard appeals on Niue High Court...

The chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum says Fiji now poses a threat to the stability of the region and the possibility of immediate action is being considered. Audio

Samoa's Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, says there is no other option but to suspend Fiji from the Pacific Islands Forum as a result of the latest political developments. Tuila'epa...

The chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum says any suspension of Fiji from the Forum will be a move against the interim regime and not against the country. Toke Talagi...

The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has expressed his deep concern and disappointment at recent developments in Fiji since the Fiji Court of Appeal ruling last week.

Despite the high cost of fuel and the onset of the global economic crisis South Pacific tourism set another record in 2008. The regional agency fostering tourism, south-pacific.travel, reports the...

Niue's immigration minister Toke Talagi says legislation before parliament needs to ensure that Niue is protected for Niueans, while at the same time encouraging the repopulation of the country. Mr...

New Zealand's Pacific Island Affairs Minister Georgina te Heuheu says this country has an important role to play in Pacific education Mrs te Heuheu is representing New Zealand on behalf...

The president of Niue's Tourism Association says that they welcome the return of the Niue Tourism Authority saying increasing accommodation to justify more airline flights needs to be their top...

The final day of the Polyfest Pacific Arts and Cultural competition for secondary school students at the Manukau City Sportsbowl on Saturday drew a crowd of 90,000.

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake near Tonga on Friday was followed by a magnitude 5.2 aftershock just over two hours later. A tsunami warning was issued for a short time. No major damage is reported.

A major 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off the Tonga Islands leading the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre to issue a tsunami warning for Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. The quake, which hit...

The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, the Premier of Niue, Toke Talagi, has welcomed the resumption of dialogue in Fiji with a meeting of political last Friday. Mr Talagi...