PACNEWS THREE, 06 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Australia backs Pacific clean energy transition amid fossil fuel concerns2. PACIFIC — Pre-COP climate summit’s low world leader turnout in Fiji and Tuvalu defended by Chris
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PACNEWS TWO, 06 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Japan labour shortage opens opportunities for skilled Pacific workers2. PACIFIC — Pacific risks are human risks, warning must be heeded: Fiji PM Rabuka3. PACIFIC — Fiji
PACNEWS ONE, 06 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Fiji to hold constitutional referendum on 09 December: PM Rabuka2. PACIFIC — Pacific pre-COP opens with call for action on 1.5 to stay alive3. PACIFIC — PNG commits PGK25
Pacific Climate Crisis Is a Warning to The World: PM Rabuka
FIJI Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka warned that the climate crisis facing Pacific island communities was a warning for the world,
COP31 must deliver for Pacific, not just raise ambition, Bowen says
AUSTRALIA’S Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the COP31 process would put Pacific priorities at the centre of
Fiji opens COP31 stakeholder forum with call for Pacific voices to lead
CLIMATE decisions must be shaped by Pacific communities before positions are set, Fiji’s Minister for Environment and Climate Change,
PACNEWS TWO, 05 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific priorities take centre stage at Pre-COP312. PACIFIC — 1.5 to Stay Alive not a slogan, but a lifeline for the Pacific3. PACIFIC — Pacific climate advocates set
PACNEWS SPORTS, 05 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY LEAGUE — Roosters beat Knights to claim sweet 16th in NRL2. RUGBY LEAGUE — Prime Minister’s XIIIs thrash PNG in 11- and 12-try victories in Port Moresby3. RUGBY LEAGUE
French delegation to visit Fiji hospitals
FIJI-based Pacific Specialist Healthcare could soon host a French health delegation as officials explore specialist treatment
Tuvalu’s two-metre reality sharpens Pacific climate talks
MORE than 50 countries will gather in Fiji from today for four days of climate talks, with Pacific leaders pressing governments to
Pacific wants Pre-COP action, finance
HOSTING Pre-COP31 in Fiji could put Pacific climate priorities at the centre of global negotiations and push world leaders towards action, says Conservation International’s Mere Lakeba.
No lack of frameworks
WE have strategies, declarations, roadmaps, action plans, development plans and regional commitments. Many of them are thoughtful, ambitious, and grounded in true concern for the future of our region.
PACNEWS SPORTS, 02 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. RUGBY — 2027 Rugby World Cup on track to set records as Australia marks one year to go before launch2. RUGBY — Manasa Mataele extends stay with Fijian Drua3. RUGBY — Petelo warns
PACNEWS ONE, 02 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific must be at centre of global climate decision-making: Fiji Climiate Change Minister Tabuya2. PACIFIC — Limiting Overshoot Report reinvigorates Pacific negotiators to
The whispers of the seas: A Naoero story of resilience
The WHISPER of the seas began as a low hum in Donald Apad’s childhood; a language of salt and spray taught to him by his grandfather.
Crowded room: The problem with Forum partners
AS regional leaders flew home from the 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, their final communique highlighted a central theme of
The proof problem of Pacific climate
THERE is a weather station on Tofua, an active volcanic island in Tonga’s Ha’apai group, and getting there is a small expedition. You take a boat. Then you take another boat, and sometimes you wait days for the
Canoe, sailors on voyage of re-discovery
SAILORS from Aotearoa (New Zealand) arrived in the Fijian capital, Suva, today on a journey of
PACNEWS TWO, 01 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific must balance ocean protection with economic needs: Palau President Whipps2. UN — ICC board regrets Naoero withdrawal3. FIJI — Fiji steps up El Niño preparedness
PACNEWS ONE, 01 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. TUVALU — Tuvalu appoints first woman Governor-General2. PACIFIC — Marshall Islands nuclear victims still seek justice 80 years after testing began3. PACIFIC — When the ocean rises,
Pacific welcomes defence support, sovereignty first
PACIFIC defence leaders have signaled openness to deeper security cooperation with partners across the Indo-Pacific, while making clear that national sovereignty must remain at the heart of any expanded foreign military
PM Wale raises West Papua concerns at UNGA
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Mathew Wale has urged Indonesia to allow a long-awaited United Nations human rights visit to West Papua, telling the UN General Assembly that persistent reports of abuses must be
