The Latest Breaking News from Pacific Games

Tonga Elects Aisake Eke As New Prime Minister

Aisake Eke elected as Tonga's new prime minister amid challenges. Tonga faces economic, climate, and governance issues. Tonga to host 2031 Pacific Games.

Top News · Dec 24, 2024

Pacific Games Organizers Replace Satellite with LiveU Technology For 2023 Coverage

The LiveU EcoSystem offered a reliable, cost-effective alternative to satellite transmission

TV Tech · Jan 17, 2024

Australia set to field record 12 boxers at Paris Games

Tokyo Olympics boxing bronze medallist Harry Garside will chase Australia's first gold medal in the sport after earning qualification with a Pacific Games win.

AAP · Dec 1, 2023

Garside leads Aussie boxers on Olympics hunt

Harry Garside will get his chance to secure an Olympics return as one of 13 Australian boxers competing at next month's Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

AAP · Oct 4, 2023

Bottles of Coke, all-day games and child prodigies — how darts has taken Papua New Guinea by storm

After breaking free of cosy British pubs a long time ago, the sport of Darts has spread to the unlikeliest of locales — the South Pacific.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

Meet Solo, the 2023 Pacific Games mascots raising awareness for endangered turtle species

Solomon Islands boast the largest turtle nesting grounds in the Pacific, with sea turtles intrinsic to the archipelago's culture. However, three species are now endangered, two critically so.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2023

AFP confirms it received budget funding to set up a new Solomon Islands police training centre

The Australian Federal Police confirms the government allocated money in the budget to set up a new police training centre in the Pacific Island country and to ensure Australian officers remain there until the Pacific Games.

ABC News · Nov 8, 2022

Australian Federal Police gives Solomon Islands police semi-automatic rifles, vehicles

Australia donates rifles and police vehicles to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Forces ahead of the Pacific Games, but the country's opposition leader criticised the donation, saying Australia did it to stop China's influence.

ABC News · Nov 2, 2022

Solomon Islands set to vote on election delay despite opposition

The Solomon Islands parliament was expected to vote on Thursday on a bill to delay the next general election despite the objections of opposition party members who have accused Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare of a "power grab".

Reuters · Sep 8, 2022

Honiara reacts angrily after Australia offers to help fund Solomon Islands election amid moves to postpone the poll

The Solomon Islands government slams an Australian offer to fund national elections next year, calling it an "assault" on its democracy and an attempt at foreign interference.

ABC News · Sep 6, 2022