Sustaining Nature; Sustaining Culture: The Anthropology Of Resource Management In The Pacific And Caribbean

Reviving Traditional Island Resource Management The Anthropology of natural resource management (NRM) in the Pacific and the Caribbean underscores the complex relationship among community structures, cultural practices, and environmental...

Fiji and Tonga deepen economic ties

[Source: Ministry of Trade, Co-operatives, SMEs and Communications/Facebook] Fiji is the fourth largest exporter of goods to Tonga, and this relationship is set to deepen. Both nations are working towards expanding their bilateral trade, digital...

Tonga hosts Australia-Tonga High Level Consultations

Tonga hosted the Australia-Tonga High Level Consultations on 11 February, bringing senior officials from both Governments together to discuss past, ongoing and future cooperation. This year’s talks in Nuku'alofa involved over a dozen ministries...

Tonga chairs Deep-Sea Minerals Technical Meeting

Pacific Islands Forum members, Deep-Sea Minerals Technical Meeting, Suva, Fiji, 18 February, 2025. Photo: PIF. Pacific Islands Forum members gathered in Suva, Fiji, this week for a Deep-Sea Minerals Technical Meeting, which began on 18 February....

Volcanic eruption in Tonga sent seawater into the atmosphere and sulfur into the sea, study reveals

Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate that is larger and more widespread than previously thought, according to an international group led by University of Auckland and Tongan scientists. Research on Tonga’s...

Tonga and Australia tighten ties in high-level talks

The governments of Tonga and Australia reaffirmed their deep and enduring partnership during the 2025 High-Level Consultations held in Nuku’alofa last week. The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in economic resilience, climate change,...

Fiji strengthens regional maritime security at South Pacific Defence Ministers’ meeting

Fiji’s growing leadership in Pacific maritime security was recognised at the 10th South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting (SPDMM) held in Viña del Mar, Chile recently. France and Fiji signed a ship-riding agreement allowing foreign agents to...

Fiji and Tonga strengthen trade and investment ties

Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica & Tonga’s Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Kapelieli Lanumata [Photo: Supplied] Fiji and Tonga have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral trade and investment cooperation. This...

SPTE 2025: A United Pacific Calls for sustainable travel

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Fiji and Tonga strengthen ties in trade, tourism, and investment

Fiji and Tonga have prioritized collaboration in tourism, aviation links, attracting foreign investment, and improving worker mobility. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica, met with Tonga’s Minister for Trade and...

Fiji and Tonga work on trade and business opportunities

Participants at the business meeting in Nukualofa. Photo: Fiji Ministry of Trade The Fijian and Tongan governments have begun working to enhance trade and business development opportunities between the two nations. Fiji's Minister for Trade Manoa...

Pacific nations rally in Tonga to safeguard ozone layer

Pacific Island countries have convened in Tonga to strengthen regional efforts in ozone protection and climate resilience. Representatives from 14 Pacific nations are attending the 2025 Pacific Network Meeting of National Ozone Officers and a...

Tongan community mobilises against US deportation action

The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service. Last month was 1.75 degrees Celsius above the...

No debt forgiveness from China, analyst warns as Tonga faces repayment pressure

A research fellow warns that China will not take a haircut on Tonga’s debt after Beijing took to Facebook to defend its lending practices. Riley Duke from the Lowy Institute's Pacific Aid Map unit highlights China’s firm stance amid rising...

Volcanic eruption in Tonga sent seawater into the atmosphere and sulfur into the sea

Journal/conference: Nature Geoscience Research: Paper Organisation/s: University of Auckland, University of Otago, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), University of Canterbury, Australian Synchrotron, Korean Polar Research Institute, INGV...

Tonga joins regional push against corruption

Tonga is strengthening its fight against corruption by participating in a regional study tour hosted by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) in Suva. The initiative, held from February 3-4, brings together anti-corruption...

Plan to safeguard heritage from climate threats

Tonga is developing a resilience plan to protect the historic Sia Heu Lupe site from climate change impacts. The Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC), in collaboration with the University of Melbourne, is leading efforts to assess vulnerabilities...

Antarctic sea ice extent is 17% HIGHER today than in 1979 – Ice doesn’t LIE, but climate scientists do

Antarctic sea ice extent is 17% HIGHER today than in 1979 – Ice doesn’t LIE, but climate scientists do The Climate Change Apocalypse is over folks. It’s getting colder, slowly but surely. Need some ice for your drink while you laugh at the climate...

Tonga’s path forward: the case for limited government

The election of Dr. Eke as Tonga’s new Prime Minister presents a pivotal moment for the nation’s governance. Over the past two decades, Tonga has experienced a paradox in its democratic development: while pro-democracy movements advocated for...

ADB to start work on Fiji and Tonga’s request to raise bonds in their local currencies

Tourism Fiji’s 2025 Super Week comes to a close today after discussions and workshop focused around the theme “Veisolisoli for Success: Sharing Knowledge, Building Futures”. Opening the event on Monday, Robert Thompson, Executive Director of...