PACNEWS SPORTS, 16 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY — Sunday the theme of Super Rugby Pacific draw as 2027 fixtures revealed2. RUGBY — The ten must-watch fixtures in the 2027 Super Rugby Pacific draw3. RUGBY LEAGUE — PNG
PACNEWS ONE, 16 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — “Climate change is unraveling” Indigenous culture and rights: Aguon1. PACIFIC — “Anyone can say1.5 to stay alive, but it takes action to push for 1.5”: Marshall
PACNEWS TWO, 15 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific leaders set new ocean agenda, demand strong action on climate, fisheries and finance2. PACIFIC — 2000-plus delegates expected for Pre-COP313. NZ — Two-year
Weather Ready Pacific and the future of sustainable delivery
WEATHER Ready Pacific is a Pacific-owned and led decadal programme, endorsed by Pacific Leaders in 2021 and by Pacific
PACNEWS ONE, 14 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. VAN — Vanuatu Government takes over Maritime Safety Authority after MV Matui tragedy2. NZ — ‘Treasury can write what it likes’: Winston Peters defends Pacific Islands Forum
PACNEWS ONE, 11 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACFIC — Pacific justice leaders urged to unite against organised crime2. PACIFIC — No community too remote for an effective warning: Tonga’s deputy PM3. PACIFIC — Pacific needs
Peace must mean inclusive human security
THE Pacific Islands Forum has before it an important opportunity to ensure that the Regional Action Plan on Peace and Security does
PACNEWS THREE, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. ISRAEL — Naoero opens embassy in Jerusalem, drawing regional and international condemnation2. PACIFIC — 11 years on, Pacific Meteorological leaders revisit Nuku’alofa declaration3.
Affirmed, noted, endorsed: Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror
WITH a Chinese ballistic missile test in July as prelude, the familiar China-Taiwan tensions and preparations for the Pacific
PACNEWS TWO, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Sea level rise is locked in, UN overshoot pathway too late for the Pacific2. FIJI — Fiji declares HIV outbreak a national crisis3. VAN — Vanuatu pardon administration
The welfare support system for PALM workers
WELFARE support is meant to be central to the success of the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, yet little is publicly known about how the system actually works.
