Niuean designers make historic debut at New Zealand Fashion Week

Niuean fashion is breaking new ground this week as designs and textiles from The Rock will shine at Pacific Fusion Fashion Show (PFFS), part of New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) 2025. This marks the first time Niuean designs have ever graced the...

Make sure you deliver – message from Niue women and youth

The women and youth of Niue are the champions of Loss and Damage in Niue, says Felicia Pihigia Talagi, the Director of the Project Management Coordination Unit in Niue. Addressing delegates attending the Regional Loss and Damage Dialogue in Samoa,...

Strengthening education data systems: Sub-regional workshop boosts capacity of Niue, Samoa and Tokelau

APCC celebrates grand opening of its newly built home

On Sept. 8, 2023, a grand groundbreaking ceremony was held to kick off construction for the Asia Pacific Cultural Center’s long-awaited new facility. Now, it is time to cut the ribbon on Friday, Aug. 29, and the public is invited to take part....

PM Rabuka’s Visit Adds New Momentum to India-Fiji Relations

India and Fiji’s bilateral relations are deeply rooted in shared history, cultural ties, and a strong diaspora presence. Overlapping strategic concerns, shared economic interests, and efforts to integrate with the Indo-Pacific economic...

UPSC Key: Fiji-India relationship, Tourism sector and Salwa Judum

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Story continues...

Australia tops new list of most expensive passports in the world - but here's the list of countries it will get you into without a visa

By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 The Australian passport has been revealed as the most expensive in the world for the second year in a row, but research suggests...

Aotearoa: The US Empire strikes next

There is widespread opposition in Aotearoa New Zealand to the opening of a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in the country’s capital, Pōneke/Wellington. The US’s domestic law enforcement agency operates legal attaché...

Japan’s Ties to Pacific Island Nations Have New Significance 80 Years after World War II, as  U.S.-China Rivalry in Region Grows

The Yomiuri Shimbun Then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, front center, welcomes Pacific leaders in Tokyo at the 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in 2024. By Yuko Mukai 8:00 JST, August 23, 2025 Eighty years ago, Japan lost its...

FNU’s College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences – School of Medicine | A history 1886 – 1971

Fiji became a British colony in 1874, driven largely by economic struggles. The situation deteriorated in 1875 when Ratu Cakobau and his party returned from Sydney carrying measles. The epidemic devastated the non-immune Fijian population, killing...

45 Countries Nigerians Can Travel To Without A Visa In 2025

The Nigerian passport, ranked 94th globally and 43rd in Africa by the 2025 Henley Passport Index, now gives citizens access to 45 destinations worldwide. While mobility still lags behind European and North American counterparts, Nigerians can...

How Fisheries Shaped Taiwan’s Pacific Diplomacy: A Case Study from Australia 

Written by Jess Marinaccio. Image credit: Fishing boats near Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan by the author. With the Kuomintang’s retreat to Taiwan in 1949, the Republic of China (ROC) became a fishing nation. Although claiming to control all of...

Earthquake Terror In Russia: Wrecked Ports To Stranded Whales— Viral Videos Capture 8.8 Tsunami Wrath; How Far Is The Extent Of Damage?

Russia remains in shock, grappling with the unfolding events since Tuesday’s earthquake struck at 11:24 a.m. local time. The United States Geological Survey reported the quake’s epicentre was 78 miles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the...

FBI upgrade enmeshes New Zealand in anti-China war plans

In the following article, which was originally published on Consortium News, Mick Hall analyses how the recent visit to New Zealand by Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s far-right Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he announced a...

Cook Islands deal has ‘nothing to do with military or security agenda’, says Chinese ambassador

By Losirene Lacanivalu, Cook Islands News People’s Republic of China (PRC) ambassador to New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue, Wang Xiaolong, with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and Assistant to the Minister responsible for the Prime...

Island Vibes unleashes Tonga Tū Ketau Tuē: A celebration of Tongan identity and language

Vibes are high as a tsunami of red reaches the shores of Aotearoa to celebrate Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga - Tonga Language Week. Auckland-based nine-piece band, Island Vibes, has welcomed the rush of MMT pride with the release of their...

Pacific profiles: The guardians of the Rainbow Fale

The Pacific profiles series shines a light on Pacific people in Aotearoa doing interesting and important work in their communities, as nominated by members of the public. Today, Jazriel Lavakula, Mela Meilin Ta’avao and Penni Wolfgramm of the...

Is the end of NCEA a step forward or a step backward for Pasifika?

Maisiri says that the proposed changes could be used to exclude students in marginalised communities. Photo: 123rf The end of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) has many in the Pacific education community concerned, as...

Visa-Free Countries For Bangladesh Passport Holders Full List Of 39 Destinations

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) With lush landscapes and a rich culture, Bangladesh, a country located in South Asia, is the eighth populous country in the world, with 173.6 million, as of 2024. As the country's youth seek to either explore the world, or...

Council-backed venue brings Pacific-led theatre to Auckland stage

Auckland Council is bringing Pacific-led theatre to the heart of the city by funding the venue for Tafatolu, a new 50-minute play blending Sāmoan mythology, live music, and physical theatre. The production has not received direct council funding,...