PACNEWS ONE 15, JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — El Niño conditions confirmed: SPREP urges coordinated regional response2. PACIFIC — Pacific Leaders issue global appeal for Peace3. PACFIC — U.S targets Oceania’s
Pacific leaders call for global peace
PACIFIC leaders have renewed a call for global peace as wars continue in Ukraine and Iran.
PACNEWS TWO, 12 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Forum SG Waqa calls for stronger Pacific Security coordination amid growing regional threats2. PACIFIC — Forum hail election of Samoa and Palau representatives to UN Disability
PACNEWS ONE,12 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. B/VILLE — Bougainville Speaker Pentanu disputes PNG Parliament sessional order process2. TUVALU — Islands threatened by climate change ‘need to be compensated’ by CO2
Why Tungaru matters: identity, decolonisation and our nation’s future
I HAVE been talking about this since around 2015, long before recent news about Nauru considering a return to its original name, Naoero, and long before the re-emergence of conversations in Fiji about reclaiming its
PACNEWS THREE, 11 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. SOL — Bougainville Independence talks may feature in Marape-Wale meeting2. UN — IPCC warns funding shortfall threatens Climate Assessment cycle3. ISRAEL — Israel to open
PACNEWS TWO, 11 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN— IPCC chief says 1.5°C threshold near as scientists push ahead with new climate assessment2. TOKELAU — New Zealand closes down Tokelau self-governance3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS THREE, 10 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — PNG Parliament must now deal with Bougainville referendum result with respect, responsibility and unity: PM Marape2. PACIFIC — Pacific leaders say decolonisation remains unfinished
PACNEWS TWO,10 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific and Global South voices sidelined in ocean negotiations, expert says2. ACP — OACPS reaffirms commitment to Ocean protection3. PACIFIC — Clean energy COP hits
PACNEWS ONE, 10 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PNG — Bougainville MP backs sessional order, says PNG Parliament must first agree on process2. B/VILLE — PNG Government strategy aimed at blocking Bougainville Independence: Vice
PACNEWS SPORTS, 09 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FOOTBALL — This may be our last chance’: rising sea levels threaten Kiribati’s World Cup dream2. RUGBY — Performance first, says Seruvakula3. ATHLETICS — Yvonne Mullins
