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1971
 Australia joined with New Zealand and 14 independent of self-governing island nations to form the South Pacific Forum. The name was changed in 2000 to Pacific Islands Forum. Member states include: Australia, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Since 2006, associate members territories are New Caledonia and French Polynesia. In 2011 Guam, the Northern Marianas and American Samoa became associate members.
Links: Australia, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Guam, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Marianas, Micronesia, Kiribati, Niue, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
2008 May
 Pacific Island nations imposed a series of measures aimed at halting overfishing. 8 of 17 members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission agreed on the measures In December the 9 remaining members joined in imposing a conservation agenda on 20 million square miles to take effect on January 1, 2010. The 17 members included Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
Links: Australia, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, Fish, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Kiribati, Niue, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Solomon Islands     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
2008 Aug 19
 The 39th annual Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) opened in Niue. Members at the 2-day forum agreed to threaten Fiji with suspension unless elections are held as scheduled by March 2009.
Links: Fiji, Niue     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
2011 Apr 5
 The Pacific nation of Niue has printed unusual commemorative stamps for Britain's royal wedding: an image of Prince William and Kate Middleton with perforations that split the couple down the middle.
Links: Postage, Niue     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
 
2013 Nov 7
 China’s Vice Premier Wang Yang said China will provide a concessionary loan of up to $1 billion to Pacific island nations to support construction projects in a part of the world where Beijing and Taiwan compete for influence. He made the announcement at a forum with Pacific island nations in Guangzhou at a meeting attended by representatives from Micronesia, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Cook Islands, Tonga, Niue and Fiji.
Links: China, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Niue, Tonga     Click to see the source(s) for this event 
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