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One of three new taro varieties developed by the Crops Division of the Nu'u Research Centre of Samoa's Ministry of Agriculture, has been named after Samoa's Minister of Agriculture, Taua...

The Premier of Niue, Toke Talagi, says the aid relationship with New Zealand has to be based on outcomes, not process. This was one of the results of discussions this...

The Premier of Niue, Toke Talagi, says he expects an improvement in performance from New Zealand aid officials dealing with the island. Niue is heavily aid dependent and almost all...

New Zealand's Defence Minister Phil Goff says talks with Niue's Premier have helped forge a way to streamline the funding process so that Niue gets the desired outcomes from aid...

Senior New Zealand Government Minister Phil Goff says his talks with the Premier of Niue Toke Talagi have looked at creating some flexibility around Niue's budgetary arrangements. The two have...

Community schools in Papua New Guinea are to be introduced to the "One Laptop Per Child" programme through the government's district education allocations. The One Laptop Per Child scheme was...

Schools in Papua New Guinea are to be introduced to the "One Laptop Per Child" programme. The One Laptop Per Child scheme was developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's...

The Niue Premier, Toke Talagi, is this week expected to speak to the New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, about what he has called the undemocratic approach taken by New...

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group has backed the Pacific Islands Forum's call for Fiji to return to democracy as soon as possible. The group met in New York at the...

The former premier of Niue, Young Vivian, believes the number of Niueans living on the island has dropped below 1000 and is in danger of dwindling even further following budget...

The Niue Government, in an unprecedented move, is advertising the position of High Commissioner to New Zealand. Previously the country's sole diplomatic post has been filled by a senior public...

Niue's Premier says he's concerned that New Zealand aid money allocated for crucial development projects remains unused. Toke Talagi launched a scathing attack on New Zealand aid officials during…

The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum has welcomed moves by Fiji's interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, to re-engage with the Forum. Commodore Bainimarama has written to the chair,...

Fiji's interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, has written to the Pacific Islands Forum chair and Niue Premier Toke Talagi setting out proposals for the way forward. The permanent…

Niue is set to close its trade office in Auckland by Christmas. The decision was made following last week's budget, and should save the island's government around 80-thousand US dollars...

An Opposition MP in Niue says New Zealand and Niue have to try and sort out the fundamental problems affecting the island. During yesterday's Budget debate the Premier, Toke Talagi,...

The Premier of Niue, Toke Talagi, has made a stinging attack on NZ Foreign Affairs officials claiming they dictate to Niue how aid money should be spent and how the...

The Niue Parliament will meet today to consider a record budget of 16 point seven million US dollars. While Niue regularly fails to balance its budget, the Government says it...

The Cook Islands is now officially a member of the International Maritime Organization, or IMO. The Cook Islands had first applied to join the IMO in 1999 and the necessary...

Niue is facing a reduction in its shipping service. The company running the service says it not viable at the moment to run a vessel every month. At this stage...

The French government has indicated it wants to step up what it calls the integration of its three French Pacific territories into the wider Pacific environment. The integration process began...

Indonesia's ambassador to Papua New Guinea has praised PNG's Government for blocking the West Papua issue from being raised in recent meetings of the Melanesian Spearhead Group and Pacific Islands...

The late former secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Greg Urwin, has been farewelled in a memorial service at the Forum Secretariat in Suva yesterday. Hundreds of friends and...

Fiji's interim Attorney-General says his country is prepared to talk with New Zealand, despite tension surrounding this week's Pacific Islands Forum.