Mokoomba set for final European tour of 2025

Langalakhe Mabena Globetrotting Afro-fusion outfit Mokoomba is set to embark on its final international tour of 2025, with a string of performances lined up across Austria, Germany, and Sweden next month. The all-male band from Chinotimba,...

Townsend fires back at Red Bull critics

Published on October 22, 2025 Gregor Townsend has defended his decision to take on a part-time advisory role with the Newcastle Red Bulls. Townsend insists the move will “energise” him rather than detract from his duties as Scotland head coach....

TCF Launches Factsheets In 10 Alternate Languages To Support Upcoming 3G Shutdown

Press Release – NZ Telecommunications Forum – TCF With the first shutdown less than three months away, the updated 3G resource toolkit is aimed at providing accessible information and support resources for our most vulnerable communities, says TCF...

Solomon Islanders Call for Sustainable, Community-Driven Tourism

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in partnership with Tourism Solomons (TSO) and Solomon Islands Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT), has released the results of the 2024 Community Attitude Survey (CAS)—the first nationwide study of its...

Timor-Leste Community Voices Highlight Tourism’s Promise and Challenges

The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), in collaboration with Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Tourism and Environment (MTA), released the findings of the 2024–2025 Community Attitudes Survey (CAS)—Timor-Leste’s first comprehensive national study on...

New LDS President Will Inherit A Global Faith That’s Far More Diverse

(ANALYSIS) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has spent the past few weeks in a moment of both mourning and transition. On Sept. 28, a shooting and arson at a Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Michigan killed four people and wounded...

Sailors Celebrate the Navy’s 250th Birthday

OCTOBER 13, 2025 – Multinational service members deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2025 celebrated the Navy’s 250th Birthday embarked on the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB-6) underway in the Western...

Bringing 2027 elections forward to 2026’ll derail governance – NNPP

Politics …says premature polls will distract leaders, weaken institutions A southwest leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has cautioned the National Assembly against its plan to move Nigeria’s 2027 general...

WTO Fisheries Agreement: India’s concerns, past opposition, and the road ahead

A significant milestone for multilateralism was reached when the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Fisheries Subsidies Agreement (FSA) came into effect on September 15, 2025. This was followed by ratifications by Kenya, Vietnam, Brazil, and Tonga,...

Tonight's rugby news as Louis Rees-Zammit tells Tandy two things have changed during Wales call

Louis Rees-Zammit of Bristol laughs with team-mates(Image: Getty Images) Here are your rugby evening headlines for Tuesday, October 21. Tandy reveals Rees-Zammit talks Wales head coach Steve Tandy has revealed details of his first conversations...

Week 8 NFL Power Rankings: A new team at No. 1, plus best nonstarters and role players from each team

Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season is here after a "Monday Night Football" doubleheader that included a matchup between the top teams in last week's Power Rankings (the Buccaneers and Lions). Detroit won following an exciting Sunday slate, which even...

NFL Week 8 Power Rankings 2025: How all 32 teams stack up

Week 8 of the 2025 NFL seasonis here after a "Monday Night Football" doubleheader that included a matchup between the top teams in last week's Power Rankings (the Buccaneers and Lions). Detroit won following an exciting Sunday slate, which even...

Vava’u farmers receive Chinese aid

Vava’u farmers welcomed new agricultural support from China’s Phase VI programme. Last week, the China-Aid Agriculture Technical Assistant Project to Tonga Phase VI and the Vava’u branch of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests (MAFF)...

New Travel Guide for American Samoa Marks Major Leap for Tourism

160+ In-Depth Articles Now Live on AmericanSamoaPocketGuide.com, Providing the Ultimate Encyclopedia for Traveling in American Samoa The tourism industry in American Samoa has taken a leap forward with the launch of American Samoa Pocket Guide,...

Scotland rugby coach Townsend 'doesn't see conflicts' with Red Bull role

Toulon's Italian fly-half Paolo Garbisi is tackled by Racing 92' New Zealand center Joey Manu during the French Top 14 rugby union match at Stade Mayol in Toulon, France, on October 19, 2025. [AFP] Gregor Townsend insists his decision to take on...

Enhance, rather than detract: Scotland rugby coach Townsend 'doesn't see conflicts' with Red Bull role

Gregor Townsend insists his decision to take on an advisory role with Red Bull will help "energise" rather than distract him from his main job of coaching the Scotland national rugby team. After extending his Scotland contract until the 2027 Rugby...

Calls for urgent regional unity against organised crime in the Pacific

Organised crime is escalating across the Pacific, with the region increasingly becoming a hub for methamphetamine, cocaine, and other illicit goods, a new report warns. New Zealand, in particular, is a major destination for these drugs, which is...

Netanyahu praises Papua New Guinea with ‘deep gratitude’ for backing Israel

Asia Pacific Report Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed “deep gratitude” for Papua New Guinea’s support to his country over many years and during the Middle East conflict. Prime Minister James Marape was given the message...

From under pressure to unstoppable: How Dylan Brown silenced critics in Samoa win

Kiwis five eighth Dylan Brown is adamant he wasn’t looking for redemption last Sunday against Samoa, even if that’s what he achieved. After coming into the match under a cloud – following a difficult season at Parramatta, amid the spectre of his...

Kiwis v Samoa: ‘It was never that’ – Dylan Brown insists redemption wasn’t his motivation, after stunning display

When asked why he appeared so confident from the first whistle, Brown credited his teammates. “That’s what playing with elite players does,” he said. “It makes your job so much easier, like the forward pack. Everyone across the field did such a...