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UNICEF has called for a big increase in spending on health with a number of Pacific countries feature high on its log of child mortality rates. A UNICEL report, the...

The chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Dr Feleti Sevele of Tonga, has now released the third name of the candidates seeking the post of Forum secretary-general. He says the...

Niue's Premier, who will shortly assume the chairmanship of the Pacific Islands Forum, says he wants less theoretical discussion and more emphasis on implementing programmes in the region. Niue is...

The secretary-general of the Commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharma, will make his first official tour of the Asia-Pacific region next month.

The Niue Government wants to ensure the island has a profitable fishing industry but it will not be injecting funding into its joint venture fish processing plant. The plant, which...

The Premier of Niue is looking for New Zealand assistance to boost the island's tourism industry with the construction of several boutique hotels. Toke Talagi is on his first visit...

The chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Dr Feleti Sevele of Tonga, has declined to say who the three candidates are for the Suva-based job of Forum secretary-general. Next month's...

Niue's Premier Toke Talagi has arrived in New Zealand to talk about his new government's vision for the island nation. Mr Talagi is having talks with his New Zealand counterpart,...

Niue is to the be the first country where every school student and teacher will have a laptop. About 500 laptops are being donated as part of the Oceania One...

The Cook Islands Prime Minister Jim Marurai has confirmed that government is nominating the foreign minister, Wilkie Rasmussen, as candidate for the secretary-general's job at the Pacific Islands…

The Oceania region will have seven participants at next year's IRB World Cup in Dubai for both men and women. The Samoa men's team qualified after beating Tonga 52-nil in...

The Premier of Niue, Toke Talagi, arrives in New Zealand today for his first talks with the New Zealand Government since his election in June. He will meet his New...

The latest phase of qualifying for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 takes place this weekend with the Oceania region men's and women's tournaments in Samoa. Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea,...

The latest phase of qualifying for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 takes place this weekend with the Oceania region men's and women's tournaments in, Samoa. Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Cook ...

The Pacific Islands forum chair, Tonga's Prime Minister, Dr Feleti Sevele, has asked for an explaination from Fiji why it can't hold elections within the agreed timeline. Fiji's interim Prime...

The New Zealand Prime Minister says the Pacific Islands Forum will continue to work with Fiji, despite its interim leader abandoning his commitment to hold elections next year. Commodore Frank...

The first in the series of regional officials' meetings held in preparation for next month Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting in Niue is being held in Fiji this week. The...

The European Union says it will make a decision in September or October on what to do with suspended aid support for the Fiji sugar industry.. Millions of dollars of...

Fiji's self-appointed Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has admitted elections will not be held in March next year, despite making a commitment to a Pacific Forum.

The deputy special co-ordinator of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands says Japan's offer of help to RAMSI may not transpire due to the operation's regional mandate. The 2nd...

A meeting of the Forum Ministerial Standing Committee in Honiara has considered a proposal from Japan to cooperate with the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands. The meeting was attended...

Pacific Island foreign ministers are defending their meeting with Fiji's deposed prime minister, Laisenia Qarase, during their visit to assess the country's readiness and willingness to hold…

Pacific Islands Forum Ministers have ended their talks with Fiji leaders amid regional efforts to restore democratic government in Fiji by March following the 2006 military coup. The ministers met...