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Leaders to chart Pacific infrastructure future at PIC2025

Leaders to chart Pacific infrastructure future at PIC2025

The upcoming Pacific Infrastructure Conference in Brisbane (19-20 August) is shaping up to be the most high-powered gathering of its kind, with senior leaders from across the region and beyond confirmed to deliver keynote addresses. The conference brings together...
Vanuatu revives VT 2b Airbus A220 deal

Vanuatu revives VT 2b Airbus A220 deal

Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Jotham Napat returned from France last month affirming the revival of a long‑stalled VT 2 billion Airbus A220 procurement –a deal first struck in February 2019 as part of a planned fleet expansion of the troubled national airline,...
Tuvalu’s tuna revenue declines amid warming seas

Tuvalu’s tuna revenue declines amid warming seas

Multiple reports have highlighted a sharp decline in Tuvalu’s tuna licensing revenue, down roughly 40 per cent over five years, as warming oceans shift tuna stocks into international waters. Tuna licenses account for roughly 60 per cent of Tuvalu’s locally generated...
New Zealand multi‑entry visas expand Pacific commerce

New Zealand multi‑entry visas expand Pacific commerce

Effective 6 July 2025, New Zealand implemented a policy change granting multi-entry Visitor Visas to citizens of all Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) countries –including Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, Niue, Cook Islands, Palau, FSM, and...