Pacific tourism operators report revenue growth but flag flight links as top barrier
A joint report by Pacific Trade Invest Australia and the Pacific Tourism Organisation finds 47 per cent of Pacific tourism operators grew revenue in the past year, with air connectivity the leading constraint.
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Leatherback nests at Isabel's Haevo beach up 10 per cent a year since harvest stopped
About 381 critically endangered leatherback turtles nest on four community-guarded beaches, a new study estimates. At Haevo in Isabel, nests have risen 10.6 per cent a year since the harvest stopped in 2013; at Sasakolo, protected on and off, they have fallen.
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PNG non-resource growth back near boom-era levels since 2022, economists write
Papua New Guinea's non-resource economy has grown by an average 2.3 per cent a person a year since 2022, close to the 2.8 per cent of the boom years, Stephen Howes, Rubayat Chowdhury and Dorothy Kaupa wrote on the Devpolicy Blog.
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West Kwaio Gets 53 Water Tanks and New Community Hall
Fifty-three water tanks and a community hall at Foubaba Community High School have been delivered in West Kwaio constituency under the Solomon Islands-Australia Community Partnerships programme.
20 Oct 2026
Government sends drought relief and water mission to Rennell and Bellona
The National Disaster Management Office says an emergency mission is delivering water to drought-hit communities in Rennell and Bellona Province until 25 October 2026.
20 Oct 2026
Police investigate video of alleged gang assault at Tuvaruhu
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force says it is looking into a video shared online in which boys calling themselves the "Nine Six Gang" allegedly attack a student at Tuvaruhu.
20 Oct 2026Met service tracks low sea levels in northern, western Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service says sea levels in parts of the country are running well below normal in a pattern consistent with El Niño.
20 Oct 2026 RegionalPacific flags at Rugby League World Cup celebrate more than sport, lecturer says
Dr Caleb Panapa Marsters of the University of Auckland said the Pacific flags flying across Auckland during the Rugby League World Cup show the ties diaspora communities keep with their homelands, and singled out Papua New Guinea's passion for the game.
20 Oct 2026
Malaita woman is the voice of the world hit 'Sweet Lullaby'. A new film finds her family and Deep Forest names her
20 Oct 2026
Dance scholar credits Suva childhood for research into Siva Samoa
5 Oct 2026
West Papuan researcher graduates with doctorate on Muyu noken string bags
28 Sep 2026
Commonwealth Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh visits Tuvalu for first time
27 Sep 2026
Solomon Islands Chase First Beach Soccer Title in 13 Years in Tahiti
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Samoan-Cook Islands rower Arie Rasmussen Magasiva wins Auckland Pasifika Blues Award
19 Oct 2026
Jerome Leong Returns to Honiara as an ADF Volleyball Coach
8 Oct 2026