“New Zealand last hosted the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in 2011, so we feel it is important to put our hand up again,” said Mr Peters.

A host nation has not been named just months out from COP31, with Australia and Türkiye fighting to host the climate conference.

There are many men in Fiji suffering at the hands of their wives, mothers and children and yet we rarely hear about them been charged by Police

Director of Labour Standards, Daniel Tagivakatini says officials repatriated migrant workers from Bangladesh and India when their employers refused to help.

Government and local advocates say lack of prosecutions and Government collaboration are to blame.