5+ hour, 42+ min ago   (790+ words) This is the last of a three-part editorial series on the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC), the Pacific Islands Meteorological Strategy (PIMS) and Weather Ready Pacific. All information used is sourced from the PCM-8 Agenda. WEATHER Ready Pacific is a Pacific-owned…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1620+ words) PAC – CLIMATE FINANCE: PACNEWS PACNEWS 2: Fri 11 Sep 2026 GCF says Pacific Climate finance must deliver SUVA,11 SEPTEMBER 2026(PACNEWS)—- The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has warned that climate finance will mean little for the Pacific unless projects are delivered, citing successful investments…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1572+ words) Pacific justice leaders urged to unite against organised crime SUVA, 11 SEPTEMBER 2026 (ISLANDS BUSINESS) —-Fiji’s Justice Minister and Acting Attorney General Siromi Turaga says criminal networks are exploiting the region’s borders, financial systems and institutions and warns fragmented national responses are…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (442+ words) SOLOMON Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has called for continued international partnership to preserve and develop Bloody Ridge as a national heritage site and place of remembrance. Speaking at the Battle of Bloody Ridge Commemoration, Wale described the Guadalcanal site…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1699+ words) PAC – SEA LEVEL RISE: PACNEWS PACNEWS 2: Thu 10 Sep 2026 Sea level rise is locked in, UN overshoot pathway too late for the Pacific NUKU’ALOFA, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026 (PACNEWS)—The United Nations has suggested a pathway to manage global warming, which is now predicted…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (182+ words) RESIDENTS and workers in one of Kiribati’s most densely populated communities are now safer after a joint operation to safely dispose of hundreds of World War II unexploded ordnance on Betio. New Zealand troops worked with the Kiribati Police Service…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1617+ words) PAC – CSOS/CLIMATE CHAGE: PACNEWS PACNEWS 1: Thu 10 Sep 2026 “Listen to the Pacific”: Pacific Civil Society tells World FUNAFUTI, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026 (PACNEWS)—Pacific civil society representatives are calling for their voices and the experiences of frontline communities to shape climate negotiations as…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1610+ words) ISRAEL – DIPLOMACY: PACNEWS/AFP/WIRES PACNEWS 3: Thu 10 Sep 2026 JERUSALEM, 10 SEPTEMBER 2026 (PACNEWS/AFP/WIRES)— Naoero has opened an embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the ninth country to establish its diplomatic mission in the city and drawing condemnation from Jordan and the Organisation…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (479+ words) PACIFIC media have been urged to turn weather and climate information into knowledge and warnings into action as the region prepares for the tropical cyclone season. “Do not just report the weather. Tell the story of why it matters,” Laitia…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1725+ words) PAC – DIPLOMACY: PMN PACNEWS 1: Wed 09 Sep 2026 New Pacific Islands Forum partner model set for first test in NZ WELLINGTON, 09 SEPTEMBER 2026 (PMN) — Pacific leaders have taken a step towards changing how outside partners engage with the region. This comes as New…...