As economic stagnation meets constitutional discord, the remote archipelago faces fundamental questions about its future as a ...

In correspondence released under the OIA, Chief Judge Caren Fox rejected suggestions the body be renamed from a Tribunal to a ...

Last week, Papua New Guinea approved a new treaty with Australia, the Pukpuk Treaty, under which the two countries commit to defending each other in the event of an attack. Meanwhile, Australia is ...

Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka has confirmed seven new appointments to key Māori entities, bringing leadership, ...

The agreement on marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, also known as the high seas treaty, was reached in 2023 with much fanfare in marine conservation circles, partly because it ...

China’s growing Pacific presence is regarded with suspicion by Australia and the United States. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

So today we're celebrating an amazing and important step forward for our ocean. This treaty will help enhance the health and resilience of the ocean beyond national jurisdiction, the high seas, and ...

SEATTLE (AP) — A major agreement to protect marine diversity in the high seas was struck Friday when Morocco became the 60th nation to sign on, paving the way for the treaty to take effect next year.

The first part of the WTO’s treaty banning harmful fisheries subsidies, known as Fish One, entered into force Sept. 15 after more than two decades of negotiation and three years of ratification. It ...

Momentum is mounting for a new global treaty to secure every child’s right to free education. This week, countries gathered at the United Nations in Geneva to advance negotiations on an optional ...

The severe weather of yesterday has passed and the MetService has lifted all warnings, but the impact remains felt throughout Dunedin and the South this morning. University of Otago vice-chancellor ...