PACNEWS SPORTS, Tuesday 4 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. COMMONWEALTH GAMES — Team Pacific signs off Glasgow26 with a judo medal, Silver Ferns gold as all eyes turn to 20302. COMMONWEALTH GAMES — Tarona Taafaki earns tiny Tuvalu first-ever
PACNEWS ONE, Tuesday 4 August 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix officially launches UN Police Peacekeeping course2. TONGA — Tonga to hold two by-elections after ministers quit over bribery
PACNEWS THREE, 03 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — UN Chief warns El Niño is intensifying climate crisis as extreme heat escalates2. UN — Strong El Niño ahead, UN weather agency warns3. VAN — Vanuatu Government maintains
PACNEWS ONE, 03 AUGUST 2026
In this bulletin: 1. NEW|CALE — Kingmaker candidate elected new president of New Caledonia’s government2. COOKS — Cook Islands election: ‘The political party system is facing extinction’3. PNG
SWAP2 drives Pacific push against waste and pollution
PACIFIC countries have increased efforts to tackle waste and pollution through SWAP2, a regional project supporting cleaner waste management and pollution reduction across island countries and territories.
PACNEWS THREE, 30 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific group urges public submissions on U.S-backed deep-sea exploration proposal2. A/SAMOA — Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa passes resolution opposing
PACNEWS ONE, 30 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific summit to put ‘human face’ on climate change2. PACIFIC — ‘Listen to the Pacific’: NZ urged to rethink regional approach3. SOL — Solomons PM says
PACNEWS SPORTS, 29 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY — Naihamu dominates Drua awards with triple crown2. COMMONWEALTH GAMES — ‘My bloodline’: teen boxer brings Tuvalu fire to Games3. COMMONWEALTH GAMES — Elliott
PACNEWS SPORTS, 28 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. COMMONWEALTH GAMES — Sports ministers renew Commonwealth cooperation through sport2. COMMONWEALTH GAMES — Sāmoa and Nauru win medals at Glasgow Commonwealth Games3. RUGBY — Fiji
PACNEWS ONE, 28 JULY 2026
In this bulletin: 1. B/VILLE — Bougainville leaders endorse final position and recommend 2030 Independence declaration date2. VAN — Newly appointed Director General welcomed by the MSG Secretariat staff3.SOL
PACNEWS THREE 27 JULY 2027
In this bulletin: 1. SOL — At least 10 feared dead in Gold Ridge Pit collapse in Solomon Islands2. PACIFIC — More Pacific defence partnerships likely after PNG and NZ sign agreement, expert says3. SOL
