PACNEWS SPORTS, Thursday 3 September 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FOOTBALL — New Zealand and Fiji open Group B with big victories2. RUGBY — O’Connor eyes Wallabies return after Force move3. RUGBY — Force squad locked in for upcoming Super
PACNEWS
PACNEWS ONE, Thursday 3 September 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — Armed thieves steal gold and cash during Port Moresby hold-up in one of PNG’s biggest robberies 2. PACIFIC — Green Climate Fund cuts climate funding approval time to nine
PACNEWS THREE, 02 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Palau takes charge as Forum Leaders begin talks2. PACIFIC — ‘This is the moment to invest’: Cook Islands PM backs Pacific Resilience Facility3. PACIFIC — Tonga calls
PACNEWS TWO, 02 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Political will needed to break intelligence-sharing barriers: Pacific Leaders told2. PACIFIC — China’s missile test ‘not the act of a friend’: Aust PM Albanese3. PACIFIC
PACNEWS SPORTS, 02 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FOOTBALL — Solomon Islands and New Caledonia enter winners circle on first day at OFC U-19 Men’s Championship2. FOOTBALL — Kapuls start OFC campaign3. FOOTBALL — Pacific’s
PACNEWS ONE, 02 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — PRF takes Community Projects to COP31 as Pacific Fund starts moving money2. PACIFIC — Pacific Leaders push Climate Action as Fiji and Tuvalu prepare for Pre-COP313. PACIFIC
PACNEWS THREE, 01 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — ‘Organised crime is a business’: Pacific Fusion Centre Chief calls for attack on criminal profits 2. PACIFIC — Protect Tuna or lose billions: FFA DG Pakop3. PACIFIC —
PACNEWS TWO, 01 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Climate Change is Ocean’s biggest threat: Pacific Ocean Commissioner2. PACIFIC — There will be consequences’: China issues warning over Taiwan’s Pacific role3.
PACNEWS SPORTS, 01 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY — November schedule confirmed for climax of World Rugby Nations Cup 20262. BOXING — Samoa to host the Oceania Invitational Boxing Competition 20263. FOOTBALL — MSG push,|
PACNEWS ONE, 01 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC— ‘The Pacific agenda must be driven by us’: Palau President Whipps takes Forum Chair2. PACIFIC — Solomon Islands hands Forum Chair to Palau3. PACIFIC — Pacific must
PACNEWS THREE, 31 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACFIFIC — Palau President Whipps pushes for fixed annual Forum date2. PACIFIC — Kiribati President Maamau hands Small Island States Chair to Palau3. PACIFIC — Palau takes SIS
PACNEWS THREE, Friday 28 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Forum SG Waqa urges regional media to put Pacific voices at the centre2. PACIFIC — Pacific Leaders face longer agenda as geopolitical pressures mount3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS SPORTS, Friday 28 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC GAMES — Former PM Sogavare accepts blame for Pacific Games Audit failures2. SURFING — Aussie surfing trio fall in Fiji Pro second round3. RUGBY — New Zealand presses World
PACNEWS ONE, Friday 28 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PALAU — Vanuatu journalist stranded in Manila after removal from Palau2. PACIFIC — Taiwan Foreign minister heads to Palau for Pacific Islands Forum side events3. PNG — Bougainville
PACNEWS THREE, Thursday 27 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — PNG parliament to consider Bougainville region’s bid for independence2. SOL — Wale visits fisheries surveillance centre ahead of regional talks3. SAMOA — Peseta Noumea
PACNEWS TWO, Thursday 27 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Taiwan Foreign minister heads to Palau for island meet2. PACIFIC — Japan shipping proposal raises Pacific concerns over emissions targets3. GUAM — Moylan introduces bill
PACNEWS SPORTS, Thursday 27 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC GAMES — TSI demands answers over Pacific Games expenditure and procurement2. RUGBY LEAGUE — Silktails and Storm to contest in inaugural Tui Kamikamica Bowl3. RUGBY LEAGUE —
PACNEWS ONE, Thursday 27 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Taiwan foreign minister to attend Pacific islands leaders summit events2. KIRIBATI — Kiribati considers constitutional change to cement diplomatic recognition of China3. COOKS
PACNEWS THREE, Wednesday 26 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. SOL — Three Permanent Secretaries sworn in to lead key government ministries2. VAN — Vanuatu Government reaffirms One-China Policy3. PACIFIC — Environmental review of seabed mining
PACNEWS TWO, Wednesday 26 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Fiji says COP31 must put ocean at centre of climate action2. FIJI — Tourism industry ready to host pre-COP 31 summit: Minister Gavoka3. PALAU — Palau expects more than 2,000
PACNEWS SPORTS, Wednesday 26 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC GAMES — Solomon Islands High Court rules 2023 Pacific Games spending illegal2. PACIFIC GAMES — Pacific Games Council seeks legal advice after Solomon Islands court ruling3.
PACNEWS ONE, Wednesday 26 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific governments warned of investor-state dispute risks linked to deep-sea mining2. PACIFIC — MSG Secretariat and Pacific Fusion Centre sign letter of exchange to strengthen
PACNEWS TWO, 25 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Tonga PM calls for Pacific to turn economic ambition into action2. PACFIC — Ditching diesel could save Pacific nations almost $1b3. AUST — Pacific worker reprieve in
