When law enforcers break the law: The Sopu police incident and the silence that followed

Editorial – In May 2025, Tonga Police charged 14 civilians for gathering at a bush area in Mataki’eua, citing public drunkenness, loud music, and disorderly behaviour as serious concerns. The group of approximately 130 people had gathered...

Three up, three down, and three to watch for the Patriots in Week 6 against the Saints

Let’s take a look at who’s up, who’s down, and whom to watch ahead of the Patriots-Saints Week 6 matchup on Sunday . . . Three up Quarterback Drake Maye: It sure looked as though the Patriots were going to lose yards on the first play of their...

Welsh regions need to come under WRU control says Paul Thorburn

Former Welsh rugby captain Paul Thorburn said that regardless of how many professional rugby teams remain in Wales, they should come under the control of the Welsh Rugby Union. Speaking to Cardiff Business Club, Mr Thorburn, who played 37 times...

No Special Wording Needed to Overcome Presumption of Bias

Metropolitan News-Enterprise Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Page 1 Court of Appeal: No Special Wording Needed to Overcome Presumption of Bias Opinion Says Judge May Find That Presumptively Invalid Reason Under Racial Justice Act Is Not Race-Based...

USP leads Pacific conservation

[Photo: Supplied] The South Pacific Regional Herbarium at the University of the South Pacific’s Centre for Sustainable Future has become one of the Pacific’s most important centres for biodiversity and cultural preservation. What began in 1933 as...

The events that led to the creation of ‘The Family: A Proclamation to the World’

23 Sept 2025, 10:25 a.m. MDT On Sept. 23, 1995, President Gordon B. Hinckley stood before a worldwide gathering of Latter-day Saint women and, for the first time, publicly read “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.” It was only the fifth...

Tonight's rugby news as 'perfect' Steve Tandy replacement found and Wales fly-half retires

Lee Radord has replaced Steve Tandy with Scotland (Image: David Rogers/Getty Images) Here are your rugby evening headlines for Tuesday, October 7. 'Perfect' replacement for Tandy found By Anthony Brown, PA Gregor Townsend believes he has found the...

Celebrating Fijian Language Week: Honouring identity, culture and connection

Macawa ni Vosa Vakaviti - Fijian Language Week - is a time to celebrate the richness of the island nation's culture and identity - a living taonga carried by generations and woven into the fabric of Aotearoa New Zealand. This year’s theme is ‘Na...

Former rugby league star Lee Radford appointed Scotland defence coach

Gregor Townsend believes he has found the perfect replacement for Steve Tandy after former rugby league player Lee Radford was appointed Scotland’s new defence coach. The Englishman will take on the role vacated by Tandy, who spent more than five...

Turning Disaster Into Opportunity

When the Indian Ocean tsunami reached Myanmar’s coast in 2004, the Moken people had already sought safety on higher ground. They had no written records of tsunamis. What guided them were oral histories of an ancient wave — stories passed through...

Pacific Growth to Accelerate in 2025 on Resource Strength — ADB

Economic growth in the Pacific is expected to pick up next year, buoyed by strong resource output in Papua New Guinea (PNG), according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2025, released on 6 October by the Asian Development Bank...

Australia, Papua New Guinea ink defense treaty

The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea yesterday signed a major bilateral defense treaty that China believes targets it unfairly. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinea counterpart, James Marape, described the...

The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP) Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) Journey: What are we doing differently?

The Pacific Humanitarian Warehousing Program (PHWP), being implemented across 15 participating countries1, provided a rare opportunity to reimagine how MERL can meaningfully contribute to ensuring sovereign warehouse storage and response...

Everyone wants answers for former rugby players like Lewis Moody but they are hard to come by | Andy Bull

Lewis Moody, 47, is the latest in a long line of players who has been diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease that may or may not be linked to his career in collision sport. Over the past decade I’ve interviewed more of these men, and their...

Medusa ransomware used during exploitation of GoAnywhere file transfer bug, Microsoft says

Cybercriminals are using the Medusa ransomware strain during exploitation of a vulnerability in a popular file transfer tool recently highlighted by federal cybersecurity officials. Microsoft published a report on Monday analyzing exploitation...

The Hidden Leverage of Digital Chokepoints

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — When we think about the arteries of global power, images of oil pipelines or shipping lanes often come to mind. They are visible, tangible, and easy to picture on a map. The digital world has its own arteries, equally vital...

World Associated Press Australia and Papua New Guinea sign historic defense treaty that raised China's concern

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea signed a major bilateral defense treaty Monday that China believes targets it unfairly. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinea counterpart James...

Pereira gains revenge on Ankalaev at UFC 320

Fan favourite Alex Pereira dethroned Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320, taking the light heavyweight championship with a first-round stoppage on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Pereira (13-3-0) floored Ankalaev (21-2-1) after hurting him with a huge right...

Australia and Papua New Guinea sign historic defense treaty that raised China's concern

MELBOURNE, Australia — The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea signed a major bilateral defense treaty Monday that China believes targets it unfairly. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinea counterpart James...

Schools rugby: Historic low for New Zealand Schools after 55-33 defeat to Australia Under-18s

But it should concentrate the minds of those well beyond head coach Paul Tito (Blues) and assistants Willie Rickards (Auckland Grammar) and Kieran Coll (St Thomas of Canterbury). Because it’s a serious pointer that the tide could soon be changing...