Pacific Waves for 19 September 2025

In Papua New Guinea, prime minister James Marape is rebuffing any question of China wanting to scuttle a new security deal the country is brokering with Australia; The official registration period for voters in Tonga closed on Thursday as preparations continue towards the November general election; Vanuatu's environment minister says there will be no commercial fishing close to the shore within the border of the recently announced Melanesian Ocean Reserve initiative .