The first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Forum" id="mwAY0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Pacific Islands Forum">Pacific Islands Forum</a> (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington" id="mwAY4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Wellington">Wellington</a>, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.