Tuvalu leaders show Pre-COP visitors climate vulnerabilities
Tuvalu used a two-day visit by leaders taking part in Fiji’s Pre-COP to show the climate vulnerabilities of the small island nation,
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‘Invest in nature, not just seawalls’: Wale urges Pacific shift in climate spending
SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale called for greater investment in reefs, mangroves and other natural coastal defences,
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,
Remember, we voted them into power: PIANGO chief
Pacific civil society must have a stronger role in climate negotiations and in planning for disasters and community relocation,
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
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
PACNEWS THREE, 02 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1.TUVALU — Sea-level rise will not threaten sovereignty or maritime boundaries: Tuvalu PM2. TUVALU — Tuvalu’s future depends on educated, healthy people: PM Teo3. PACIFIC — Island
“No Voice, No Money”
PACIFIC farmers need to have a voice at the climate change discussion table, and one organisation is trying to make that
The forecast closer to home
WEATHER information is becoming part of everyday decisions across the Pacific: when ships travel, how health services prepare for
When the forecast has to reach the last island
ACROSS the Pacific, weather services are trying to do more than announce what is coming. They are building the stations, skills and
Pacific weather services face funding gap as region plans decade-long overhaul
PACIFIC weather services have raised $34 million of the $200 million sought for the Weather-Ready Pacific programme,
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
When El Niño comes,nobody is outside the path
THERE is no safe side of the map this time. Unlike a tropical cyclone, which can leave one island battered and another untouched, a
Kiribati pushes to ‘re-engineer’ climate finance ahead of COP31
KIRIBATI has approved work on an ambitious proposal to fundamentally rethink how climate finance reaches small island
PACNEWS THREE, 01 OCTOBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. FIJI — Fiji Electoral Commission tightens campaign rules ahead of the General Election2. FIJI — Mothers and babies pay the price as Fiji’s HIV emergency worsens3. USA — U.S
Tuvalu PM honoured for climate leadership
TUVALU Prime Minister Feleti Teo has been honoured with the Rising Nations Leaders Award for his leadership on climate change and
PACNEWS THREE, 30 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Pacific civil society demands fossil fuel phase-out ahead of COP312. PACIFIC — Keep 1.5 Alive, Pacific SIDS strategise ahead of COP313. PACIFIC — Pacific voices help
Tree planting – Kaupa’s way of life
LONG before he founded a community-based conservation initiative, a young Kalale Kaupa was planting trees in his backyard in the
PACNEWS ONE, 30 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. UN — Solomon Islands rejects 41 recommendations in UN human rights review2.UN — NZ urges next UN chief to take stronger role on conflicts3. IDN — Indonesia rejects claims of
PACNEWS THREE, 29 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Vanuatu raises West Papua rights, Kanaky decolonisation, Matthew and Hunter dispute at UN2. PACIFIC — Pacific newsrooms urged to keep AI dependency in check3. SOL —
PACNEWS ONE, 29 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1.PACIFIC — Samoa calls for climate finance reform as island states face mounting pressures2. PACIFIC — Fiji to ‘hold the line’ on 1.5°C at Pre-COP313. SOL — Solomon Islands
PACNEWS THREE, 28 SEPTEMBER 2026
In this bulletin: 1. PACIFIC — Micronesia calls for Climate finance, Ocean protection and fossil fuel transition2. F/POLY — French Polynesia Assembly calls for UN Mission to Tahiti3. PACIFIC — Pacific
Fijiana survived to win WXV Challenger Series
AFTER a five-hour delay the Fijiana XVs survived a tough Netherlands side and emerge 20–17 winners at the Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground in Hong
