Politics • Fiji • Tonga • Tuvalu • United StatesUS visa crackdown leaves Pacific families in limbo, experts warnThe travel restrictions affecting island nations are raising fears about family separation, migration pathways, and long-standing regional ties.Christine RovoiTue, 20 Jan
Pacific Region • Fiji • Solomon Islands • Tuvalu • Sāmoa • Vanuatu • Hawai'iFiji skills shortage: Govt seeking help from diaspora amid Pacific workforce pressureFiji is urging students abroad to return home to fill critical gaps in health, trades, and social services as experts and community voices call for coordinated policies to train, retain, and protect skilled workers.Christine RovoiTue, 20 Jan
Community • Australia • TuvaluFrom redundancy to residency: A Townsville community saves eight stranded TuvaluansThe caregivers were forced to flee across state lines after their agency abruptly ended their employment and accommodation in NSW, Australia.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uTue, 20 Jan
Pacific Region • Nauru • Papua New Guinea • Tuvalu • KiribatiPacific urged to tackle homelessness as region hosts most stateless people, report revealsMore than half of the world's stateless population lives in Asia-Pacific, which the experts warn leaves children and adults without access to education, healthcare or legal rights.Christine RovoiWed, 14 Jan
Pacific Region • Fiji • Tonga • Tuvalu • VanuatuPacific travellers face high costs and strict rules under US visa bond expansionFiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu are among the island nations affected by the new requirements taking effect this month.Christine RovoiTue, 13 Jan
Pacific Region • Asia • Fiji • TuvaluWHO launches first climate-health strategy in Fiji to protect lives and secure the futureThe new blueprint calls for urgent cooperation to build climate-resilient health systems, protect vulnerable communities, and safeguard the future of the world’s most climate-sensitive region.Christine RovoiTue, 21 Oct
Pacific Region • Vanuatu • Fiji • TuvaluLocal leadership proves key as Vanuatu reefs thrive amid growing global coral crisisWhile the world’s reefs face mass die-off, an expedition in Vanuatu has discovered that strong community management is helping protect some of the healthiest coral ecosystems on the planet.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uFri, 17 Oct
Environment • Tuvalu • Kiribati • Marshall Islands'Oceans on Fire': Pacific faces rising heat and climate challengesScientists warn that without major reductions in global pollution, the region will keep experiencing severe weather events and damage to marine life.Christine RovoiThu, 16 Oct
Pacific Region • Vanuatu • Tuvalu • Fiji • Rotuma, FijiVanuatu leads Pacific ocean protection as expedition sets sailNational Geographic’s Pristine Seas team is partnering with the Vanuatu government to explore the nation’s marine ecosystems.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uThu, 09 Oct
Environment • Tuvalu • Kiribati‘A matter of survival’: Amnesty International calls for urgent reform of Aotearoa's visa rulesA new report claims that New Zealand’s migration system discriminates against Pacific people affected by climate change.Khalia StrongThu, 09 Oct
