Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 19 September

Photo: PAUL ELLIS/AFP Rugby World Rugby has announced a new structure that it says will transform women's rugby and fuel momentum from Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 towards 2029 and beyond. A new competition system will feature the world's best 18...

Free course helps Pasifika factory workers future-proof their careers

A new government-funded training programme in Ōamaru is helping Pasifika factory workers future-proof their careers, as economic uncertainty continues to impact the primary industries. The free NZQA-accredited course, known as Project Fetu, was...

Solomon Islands edge New Zealand 2-1 in OFC Futsal Men’s cup opener

The OFC Futsal Men’s Cup 2025 kicked off with a nail-biting encounter as the Solomon Islands secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over New Zealand in the opening match. The closely contested game delivered high drama and set a high bar for the rest...

Kurukuru wins opening match

OFC: Solomon Islands has narrowly defeated New Zealand 2-1 in a closely fought encounter on Saturday. The opening match of the OFC Futsal Men’s Cup 2025 was described as a thrilling contest between the two countries. New Zealand started with...

Bournemouth v Newcastle Live TV – Global channel listings on Sunday

Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Bournemouth v Newcastle Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Sunday (2pm (UK) kick-off). The Newcastle United players looking to make it consecutive...

Warming oceans drive tuna from Pacific islands

Men use nets to move tuna from a fishing vessel to a refrigerated container ship in the lagoon of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s capital. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu - Kauaka Petaia guided his motorboat out of Tuvalu’s main...

The first country forced to move its entire nation as sea takes over (literally)

Funafuti (Tuvalu’s capital) International Airport. Credit: Creative Commons That’s something no one imagined a few decades ago: a postcard-perfect island nation is now ground zero for climate change. Located in the South Pacific, this country of...

How to watch Brighton vs Tottenham: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels, team news

Today's Brighton vs Tottenham live stream sees Spurs bidding to end their recent poor run against the Seagulls and secure a third straight Premier League away win. Brighton may have only won one of their opening four league games, but that victory...

Can I watch Wolves vs Leeds on TV? Live stream Premier League 2025/26 game today, TV channels, preview

The Wolves vs Leeds United live stream features Vítor Pereira’s side still searching for their first points of the 2025/26 Premier League season. As has become all too familiar in recent years, Wolves have made a sluggish start to the campaign,...

Fisheries subsidies offer no help

GLOBAL efforts to protect the ocean took a leap today with the signing of an agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) was officially ratified. The BBNJ agreement,...

Solomon Islands Edge New Zealand In OFC Futsal Men’s Cup Opener

Press Release – Oceania Football Confederation The opening match of the OFC Futsal Mens Cup 2025 delivered a thrilling contest, with the Solomon Islands narrowly defeating New Zealand 2-1 in a closely fought encounter. New Zealand started with...

Bateteba left what once felt like ‘the safest place in the world’ to build a life in Australia. Thousands hope to follow

Bateteba Aselu describes her former life in Tuvalu as like living in the “safest place in the world” where the community looked out for each other, there was no homelessness and you rarely heard the sirens of police or ambulances. But rising sea...

Pacific Islands Forum meets amid escalating US war drive against China

The 54th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) met over five days from September 8 in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. It was attended by representatives from 18 member states: the regional imperialist powers Australia and New Zealand, and 16...

This Entire Country Has To Be Evacuated Because of Climate Change

If estimates are correct, by 2050, the gorgeous Pacific island nation of Tuvalu will be the first country on Earth to be consumed by rising sea levels caused by climate change. Its mass evacuation has already begun. As reported by Wired, this tiny...

These cities will see the last partial solar eclipse of 2025 on Sunday

Days after the Moon turned blood-red during a total lunar eclipse, stargazers are ready for the next celestial event, the partial solar eclipse. This will be the last solar eclipse of the year, offering a spectacular celestial event visible in...

Climate Exodus

“Internal displacement is the great tragedy of our time. The internally displaced people are among the most vulnerable of the human family.” –Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General Sakina* and her family were displaced after the 2022 floods in...

Australian PM fails to finalise neo-colonial defence treaty with Papua New Guinea

A push by the Australian Labor government to strengthen its neo-colonial dominance in the South West Pacific received a setback this week, when the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) failed to endorse a wide-ranging defence treaty. Labor, acting...

Experts gather in Singapore to discuss healthcare emissions cut

Experts gather in Singapore to discuss healthcare emissions cut September 19, 2025 | Friday | News A new coalition of Asia-Pacific countries, backed by WHO Globally, 5% of total climate emissions come from the healthcare sector, contributing to...

What will happen when the small Pacific states disappear under the sea?

WHAT happens when climate change meets the 21st-century version of the Great Game? The destiny of the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu may hold some clues. This country has a population of just 10,643 at last count and is located midway between...

Fiji receives Jack Ma Foundation COVID-19 protective equipment

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has handed over medical supplies to the Fiji Government as it battles a surge of COVID-19 cases. The personal protective equipment (PPE) was a donation from the Jack Ma Foundation to the Forum Secretariat for...