30 September, 2016. Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi known in Tonga as Lord Madraiwiwi Tangatatonga who is Nauru's Chief Justice and a former Fiji Vice President  has passed away at the age of 59.

ABC reported he died in Suva's Colonial War Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.

Ratu Joni held the traditional title, Roko Tui Bau. He had been Fiji's Vice President for two years until December 2006 when he was removed in the military coup led by Frank Bainimarama.

He joined Tonga’s Law Lords becoming Lord Madraiwiwi Tangatatonga in January 2011 through a life peerage bestowed by Tonga’s King George Tupou V.

Ratu Joni also served on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Solomon Islands set up in 2008 to deal with the aftermath of the ethnic tension.

He is considered by many  to be probably the most widely esteemed Fijian chief in 21st century Fiji. 

16 September, 2016. In a world first, Pacific Island Forum Leaders have endorsed an integrated regional framework to build resilience to climate change and disasters.

11 September, 2016. The leaders of Fiji's two opposition parties and a prominent trade unionist remained in police custody on Sunday morning, after they were arrested on Saturday over utterances at a meeting regarding the 2013 constitution in an incident that has alarmed human rights groups.

9 September, 2016. The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) held its regional communication workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu from 5-9 September, 2016, the first of several communications programmes planned for Pacific SAIs in the Region.

9 September, 2016. New research has found scholarships and persistence are paying off in efforts to get more women in the Pacific into senior government jobs.

8 September, 2016. Leaders of the Smaller Islands States of the Pacific Islands Forum today welcomed the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) as their newest member.

2 September, 2016. A delegation from Kabariki Village in Nabukelevu, Kadavu, and police officers presented yaqona to the Tui Levuka on Monday for the safe removal of the Tongan vessel MV Sitka, currently anchored between Muaninuku and Tabuya villages in Kadavu after suffering mechanical problems more than a week ago.

31 August, 2016. China-Pacific Islands trade grows amidst global downturnWhile world trade has slowed recently, trade between China and the Pacific Islands has continued to grow according to new figures, with two-way trade almost doubling in 2015 to US$7.5 billion.