17 August, 2015. More than one hundred trade and customs officials, the private sector, parliamentarians, non state actors and development partners from the Pacific region will converge at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sigatoka this week for a series of trade related meetings from 17 – 21 August.

15 August, 2015. Her eyes are fixed on the video camera. Her expression is serious. In a short moment the woman’s eyes switch to the ground until they meet the lens once again. “I was assaulted by six prefects from the school. I missed an entire school term,” she says.

13 August, 2015. A crucial step in the preparations for the 2015 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting began today in Suva. The Forum Officials Committee (FOC) comprising senior officials from across the region gathered to discuss the game changing, regional priorities to be taken to Leaders in Port Moresby in September.

11 August, 2015. Key regional issues identified by communities from across the Pacific region will be discussed this week by the Forum Officials Committee (FOC) ahead of the 46th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting which takes place in Papua New Guinea in September.

6 August, 2015. More New Zealand jobs could become available for Pacific Islanders in the construction and fisheries sector.

3 August, 2015. The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) will be hosting a one-day meeting of Regional Agencies Responsible for Implementing Labour Mobility on Monday 3 August, 2015.

Nuku'alofa, 30 July 2015. The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Director General, Colin Tukuitonga is on his first official visit to Tonga this week.

27 July, 2015. The good news is that the All Blacks have been to Samoa, the nation enjoyed the party and the Manu Samoa gave them a mighty good run for their money.