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Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has led a joint visit by the Cook Islands, United States and New Zealand to Tongareva to begin feasibility and planning work for a new, safer and more reliable wharf at Omoka.
Brown travelled to the northern island on Sept. 22 with US Ambassador to the Cook Islands Jared Novelly and New Zealand High Commissioner Catherine Graham to meet residents and discuss the proposed project.
It was the first time the three partners had visited Tongareva together since announcing their intention to work on the wharf at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Pa
Kalo Gold Corp. has identified a 4.3-kilometre resistivity corridor at its Wainikoro target in Fiji, with gold results recorded along its length, including assays of up to 8.78 grams per tonne.

The Vancouver-based company said Sept. 24 that gradient array induced polarisation resistivity data had defined the principal corridor at its 100%-owned Vatu Aurum Project. The corridor remains open along strike.

Preliminary interpretation identified three predominantly north-south resistivity corridors. Elevated gold screening responses were concentrated along the margins
Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd has begun a comprehensive review of the Kumul Tower project following concerns over its procurement governance, management arrangements and expenditure exceeding US$120 million (about K500 million).
KPHL Board Chairman Ambassador Isaac Lupari and Acting Managing Director Luke Liria recently inspected the project site, where China State Construction Engineering Company has completed significant excavation, ground stabilisation, piling and foundation works.
However, the board said the inspection raised concerns about the governance of procurement and the project
The Malatoha Women’s Association is exploring opportunities to expand its participation in the Tina River Hydropower Development Project, building on an existing arrangement to supply fresh produce to the project workforce.

The association’s fruit and vegetable supply partnership was among the key issues discussed during a meeting with its executive members at Chichinge Community in Malango.

Representatives from the Tina River Hydropower Development Project Office, Solomon Power, SMEC, Reeves Envico and Hyundai Engineering Company attended the consulta
Fiji’s government is expanding efforts to diversify agricultural production in the country’s sugarcane belt, seeking to give smallholder farmers additional income opportunities while improving the long-term sustainability of agricultural land.
Agriculture, Waterways and Sugar Industry Minister Tomasi Tunabuna said diversification would complement, rather than replace, sugarcane production, which remains an important contributor to Fiji’s economy.
Speaking in Parliament, Tunabuna said 3,752 farmers, or 41.3% of the country’s cane farmers, collectively produced just 13.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $12.6 million grant to strengthen urban resilience and disaster preparedness in Vanuatu’s Greater Port Vila area.
The financing is the third ADB grant for the Greater Port Vila Urban Resilience Project and is funded through the Asian Development Fund. It is complemented by a $5.6 million grant from the Green Climate Fund through the Community Resilience Partnership Program Investment Fund and a $700,000 in-kind contribution from the Vanuatu government.
“Vanuatu is highly exposed to disasters caused by natural hazards which are becom
The third Caledonia Festival has officially opened at the Tjibaou Cultural Centre, bringing together communities from across New Caledonia for a celebration of culture and arts centred on Melanesian heritage.

Developed in the spirit of the Melanesia 2000 cultural event held in 1975, the festival opened with traditional dances and songs from Belep and the Isle of Pines.

The opening followed youth activities and workshops on cultural policy. Customary leaders, participating communities and government officials were presented to representatives from the Drubea-Kapum&
Since being signed in October 2025, the ‘U.S.-Australia Framework for Securing Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths’ Framework has gained momentum against the backdrop of intensifying global competition for strategic resources. The initiative reflects a broader structural shift: critical minerals are no longer simply commodities, but are increasingly becoming instruments of economic security, industrial policy and geopolitical leverage.

At its core, the Framework seeks to integrate two resource-rich, politically aligned jurisd
Civil society representatives from across the Pacific have gathered in Tuvalu to develop a stronger collective voice on climate change ahead of Pre-COP31 and the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31).

The Pacific Civil Society Dialogue on Climate Change, held in Funafuti, brings together communities, youth, women, faith-based organizations, traditional leaders and civil society networks to consolidate regional priorities and ensure their perspectives inform the Pacific's climate agenda.

Opening the dialogue, Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Penital
Australian electrical infrastructure partner CE Group is expanding its regional focus into the Indo-Pacific, building on its established operations and project delivery experience across the Pacific.
CE Group has taken another step in its regional growth strategy, joining the Australian delegation at the Asian Development Bank Business Opportunities Fair 2026 in Manila and contributing to discussions around the future of sustainable infrastructure across Asia and the Pacific.
The move reflects a broader direction for the Australian electrical engineering and infrastructure business: taking t