Unlocking opportunities: Trade show inspires innovation for SAFE MSMEs

For years, Fine Food Australia has continued to serve as a vital platform for networking, business growth, and knowledge sharing amongst food industry professionals, manufacturers, suppliers, and innovators from around the world, providing...

Cook Islands, Niue undertake immigration collaboration

MFAI said the Hakili Matagi programme is part of a broader effort between Immigration New Zealand and nine Pacific immigration agencies to further strengthen immigration services within the region. The Cook Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...

Growth in the Pacific to accelerate to 4.1 percent in 2025,...

Economic growth in the Pacific is projected to accelerate to 4.1 percent in 2025 and moderate to 3.4 percent in 2026, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2025, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) flagship economic...

Study finds challenges and opportunities faced by media in Niue

Media in Niue face challenges such as limited staffing, resources, and infrastructure. This was highlighted in a study on the “State of the Media-Niue” published last week. The study reveals media in Niue face distinct challenges and...

New Zealand to Support Niue with new justice building

Niue’s Prime Minister Dalton Tagelagi and Winston Peters. Photo: Winston Peters / X Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters has announced that New Zealand will support Niue with the design and construction of a new justice building in the...

News24 Business | Indian slums get 'cool roofs' to combat extreme heat

Scientists are studying how painting roofs with a white coating to make homes cooler could impact people's health and economic outcomes.(Chuchart Duangdaw/Getty Images) Roofs of informal settlements in Ahmedabad, India have been painted white to...

Niue resident fighting to be allowed to enter NZ with his family

The Niuean government is supporting a family's battle to allow the father to be able to travel to New Zealand. Nigerian man John Asanso is a respected businessman who's been living in Niue since 2006 but because of a mistake more than two decades...

Preserving Pacific stories: Niue’s digital leap for future generations

Niue, Sāmoa, and the Solomon Islands are part of a Pacific children’s media programme called Storytime and Play (STP), an innovative early childhood development initiative led by Plan International Australia with the support of the New Zealand...

Breaking barriers: Aviation company’s mission to elevate Pacific representation

The chief executive of JNP Aviation says their mission is to continue the growth of Pacific representation in the industry. JNP Aviation, based in Mount Maunganui, is an airport services company contracted to Air New Zealand across multiple...

Palau media struggles to be financially stable- State of the Media: Pacific Research says 

Palau’s media organizations still struggle to find ways to financially stable and although the Constitution guarantees media freedom, accessing information is still a challenge. This is according to the The State of the Media: Pacific research...

NZ commits funding to support Niue progress

A new justice building in Niue's capital is among the initiatives receiving support from New Zealand. Niue’s Prime Minister, Dalton Tagelagi, is in Wellington for high-level meetings. This includes discussions with his counterpart, Christopher...

New Zealand Backing New Justice Building For Niue

Rt Hon Winston Peters Minister of Foreign Affairs New Zealand will support Niue with the design and construction of a new justice building in the capital Alofi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters has announced. Niue’s Prime Minister Dalton...

Thousands gather for Niue’s first-ever cultural festival

The inaugural Hologa Niue Festival captivated thousands in Manukau as Niueans from around the world gathered to celebrate their cultural heritage, marking a monumental step forward in preserving and sharing Niue’s cultural legacy with the world....

Niue releases leaf-feeding beetle to control spread of invasive air potato vines

Niue will become the first country in the Pacific to welcome a leaf-feeding beetle that researchers hope will control the spread of the invasive air potato vines or known locally as hoi. A team from the Manaaki Whenua– Landcare Research in New...

PACER Plus Talanoa Concludes With Commitments To Strengthen Pacific Economies

Friday, 28 February 2025, 5:17 pm Press Release: PACER Plus APIA, Samoa – The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus Implementation Unit (PPIU) hosted the second Revenue Mobilisation Talanoa for PACER Plus Signatories this...

Niue imports a beetle to keep weeds under control

Funder: The research work on air potato is a part of the PRISMSS Restoring Island Resilienceprogramme, which is funded by New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade andadministered by SPREP. The introduction of the air potato to Niue is...

Niue Government signs trust agreement with Ekalesia Niue 

An agreement to establish a trust fund was signed between the Government of Niue and the Ekalesia Kerisiano Niue during the annual Peniamina Day service on Monday last week. The purpose of the Trust is for the government of Niue to make financial...

Niue:Tiny Pacific island nation declares bold plan to protect 100 percent of its ocean

The Pacific island state of Niue has announced that it will protect 100 percent of the ocean in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which spans 317,500 sq km (122,000 sq miles), roughly the area of Vietnam. The water that surrounds one of the...

‘More severe’: Niue faces new Covid surge

Since Covid-19 mandates were lifted, Niue and the rest of the world have returned to a more normal way of life. But last month, the tiny Pacific island nation experienced a resurgence of Covid-19, with 150 reported cases, putting Niue at risk...

Tonga’s EU-Trade deal approval to boost exports

Tonga has officially been approved to join the EU-Pacific interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA), a move that promises to open up new trade opportunities for the island nation. The approval was confirmed during the 10th EU-Pacific Trade...