France has 'belittled' PIF: New Caledonia wants Pacific mission 'deferred' - Wamytan rnz.co.nz/international/…

'The problem is the family': Fiji drug use crisis Breakdown in "family values" blamed for the drugs crisis, as authorities warn of surge in HIV cases due to "bluetoothing" and concerns about "meth lollies" finding its way to Fiji. rnz.co.nz/international/…

Roch Wamytan: 'New Caledonia is not France' The New Caledonia Congress President has doubled down on Kanaks' aspirations to seek self-determination and lambasted France for "demeaning" Pacific leaders' mission. rnz.co.nz/international/…

'New Caledonia is France': French diplomat says 'this is how it is' in tit-for-tat row rnz.co.nz/international/…

Malo e lelei! The 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting kicks off in Tonga this week. 18 Pacific leaders come together each year to make big decisions as a Pacific family. RNZ Pacific’s Lydia Lewis is Nuku’alofa to follow the discussions. #pilfm53 #pacific

Pacific leaders in the leaders lounge after the opening ceremony - with Paris reps in close proximity. RNZ Pacific Kelvin Anthony

Kiribati ‘feel sorry’ for barring diplomats but it ‘makes sense’, minister says rnz.co.nz/international/…

Tonga Prime Minister wants 'more action' as Pacific leaders' summit kicks off rnz.co.nz/international/…

Papua New Guineans need to ask, "where is the Christian solidarity", ULMWP leader Benny Wenda says, after the PNG prime minister said it's Indonesia's responsibility to address independence demands. rnz.co.nz/international/…

MSG holding final meeting ahead of #PIFLM53 retreat on Vava’u. New Caledonia and West Papua on the agenda. Talks have been going for around two hours so far.

After the prime ministers of Fiji and PNG failed to deliver as Melanesian Spearhead Group special envoy’s for #WestPapua, the MSG leaders have decided at #PIFLM53 that ALL of them should meet the Indonesian president “as soon as practicable”.

Fiji PM Rabuka on the Pacific Islands Forum high-level mission to New Caledonia: “We all know New Caledonia is a territory of France. When we met in Japan, I asked who are we. If we are going, what are we going as and on whose invitation?” fijitimes.com.fj/forum-to-discu…

'We'll remove it': Pacific caves to China's demand to exclude Taiwan from leaders communique Kiribati wants to see consequences for whoever is behind the Taiwan communique bungle rnz.co.nz/international/…

“We’ll remove it,” China/Taiwan PIF communique bungle caught on camera. Stephen Dziedzic Dr Tess Newton Cain Kelvin Anthony rnz.co.nz/international/…

I tweeted this after the December 2022 election. I got some flak for it. Ana has replied to every request I have put forward since the change of govt—even when she was on leave. Ana was never the problem. It was clearly the administration and the police leadership then.

'I work 18 hours a day': PNG leader James Marape swipes left to criticism he plays games on his mobile during meetings rnz.co.nz/international/…

Fiji appoints new anti-corruption boss under investigation by anti-corruption office rnz.co.nz/international/…

Fiji's new anti-corruption chief questioned by anti-corruption office rnz.co.nz/international/…

‘Numerous questions’: Fiji govt sticks with new anti-corruption chief after astonishing turn of events rnz.co.nz/international/…

Story: Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Bougainville Government agree to appoint former New Zealand governor-general Sir Jerry Mateparae as moderator as they try to resolve an impasse over the province's political future. Announcement expected soon abc.net.au/news/2024-09-0…