Meg Taylor: Pacific must defend the ocean
FORMER Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Dame Meg Taylor has used a World Ocean Day address to call for Pacific unity.
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PACNEWS TWO, 09 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. B/VILLE — Time to decide on Bougainville, Debate on 2019 referendum result to start2. PACIFIC— State of Pacific Ocean Convening opens in Suva: “Let an old story die so a truer story
PACNEWS THREE, 09 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — Countries urged to ‘go further, faster’ and deliver on climate commitments2. PACIFIC — Pacific nations strengthen Climate response as Tuna stocks shift beyond their waters3. SOL
PACNEWS TWO 09 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. B/VILLE — Time to decide on Bougainville, Debate on 2019 referendum result to start2. PACIFIC— State of Pacific Ocean Convening opens in Suva: “Let an old story die so a truer story
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
PACNEWS THREE, 08 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Former Forum SG Taylor urged Pacific to strengthen ocean governance and reduce economic dependence2. PACIFIC — Tokelau faces major financial crisis after expulsion from
PACNEWS TWO, 08 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia, NZ pledge energy security and defence push for Pacific2. PACIFIC — Tuvalu says fossil fuel holdings revealed by AFP ‘not a good look’3. PACIFIC —
PACNEWS SPORTS, 08 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY — Hurricanes and Chiefs to host Semi-Final fixtures2. RUGBY — Ardie Savea: I’m praying there’s a Moana Pasifika next year3. RUGBY — Vintage year for Australia and
PACNEWS ONE, 08 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia, New Zealand back Pacific-led security and climate agenda2. NZ — Solomon Islands PM to visit New Zealand3. FIJI — Fiji must end ‘slow suicide’ of pollution
PALM workers unable to re-engage, encouraged to return home
THE Australian Department of Employment and Workplace Relations says it is aware of reports involving a disengaged Fijian worker in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility
Kiribati wins historic UN gender body seat
KIRIBATI has secured a seat on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women for the 2026–2030 term, marking a first for the atoll nation and a significant diplomatic moment for the wider Pacific.
Fiji presses donors for simpler, faster climate finance
FIJI has called for faster, simpler and more flexible climate finance for small island states, warning at the Global Environment Facility Assembly that the world is moving too slowly as climate risks
Pacific pressures hit women hardest : Solomons minister
ECONOMIC shocks, climate impacts and global instability are increasing hardship across the Pacific, Solomon Islands Minister for Women, Children, Youth and Family Affairs John Maneniaru said at the opening of the
New EU freezer rules put Pacific tuna exporters on notice
PACIFIC fisheries officials are moving to shore up compliance with new European Union food-safety rules that could affect 97 per cent of EU-listed Pacific Island-flagged freezer vessels authorised to export to the
PACNEWS THREE, 05 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia says China seeking permanent security presence in Pacific2. SOL — Solomon Islands urged to act Now as ‘Super El Niño’ threat looms3. PACIFIC — NOAA
PACNEWS THREE, 05 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Forum Foreign Ministers activate regional crisis mechanism as Middle East conflict threatens Pacific fuel and supply chains2. GUAM — Guam Governor signs ban on deep-sea mining,
PACNEWS TWO, 05 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Palau President demands action on Oceans as Island States face Climate frontline2. PACIFIC — Tuvalu calls climate-ocean nexus a matter of survival3. PACIFIC — Pacific
PACNEWS ONE, 05 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1.PACIFIC —Women, Youth and Vulnerable Communities must be at centre of Pacific response, Leaders told2. PACIFIC — Gender equality must deliver real benefits for Pacific Communities: Forum
Tuvalu calls climate-ocean nexus a matter of survival
TUVALU Prime Minister Feleti Teo has called for a stronger global response that treats climate action and ocean management as one agenda, warning that low-lying island states can no longer afford to plan for the two
Pacific no longer just a drug transit route, Fiji warns
FIJI has warned that the Pacific is shifting from a transit zone to a destination for illicit drugs, as customs leaders from across the region gather in Natadola, Nadi, for a three-day conference focused on border
PACNEWS THREE, 04 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — UNCTAD warns oil shock could cost vulnerable nations US$20 billion as Hormuz tensions escalate2. FIJI — Fiji Department of Environment rejects Vuda waste-to-energy project3.
PACNEWS TWO, 04 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia, Solomon Islands back Pacific-led security and stronger Forum cooperation2. PACIFIC — Pacific Women leaders push for stronger voice on energy, violence and
PACNEWS ONE, 04 JUNE 2026
In this bulletin: 1. AUST — PM Wale pledges Australia reset as Solomon Islands reviews China pact2. PNG— Reject Bougainville result: Namah3. B/VILLE — President Toroama warns PNG Parliament debate will
