An emergency shipment of water is being sent to the northern Cook Island of Tongareva, where the drought situation is described as desperate.

Fiji's public prosecutor has thrown out a case against the country's deputy prime minister, saying there is insufficient evidence to charge him in relation to two bombings in Suva thirty years ago.

The UN resident coordinator in Fiji says support for those made homeless by Cyclone Yasa will be needed for months.

The governors of Pacific U.S. territories the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas and Guam have denounced the protests in U.S. Congress.

Papua New Guinea's prime minister has visited the site of a deadly landslide a week ago.

There are now more than 2000 Samoans wanting to return home and more are expected to register in the coming weeks.

Peter Harding has been selected as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Tonga Rugby Union.

The upmarket iconic Sinalei Reef Resort and Spa in Samoa has announced it is closing down.

All the schools that were used as evacuation centres in Fiji's Northern Division because of Tropical Cyclone Yasa have closed.

The Northern Marianas has recorded its 125th case of the coronavirus even as health officials report that the Covid-19 vaccinations have so far reached 3,020.

Samoa's capital, Apia has again been hit by flooding as more heavy rain is forecast.

There are four new border cases of Covid-19, and one historical case according to Fiji's Ministry of Health and Medical Services.

The future of Tonga National Rugby League is still uncertain, while the Court of Arbitration of Sport deliberate its decision after hearing an appeal on their expulsion from the IRL.

Palau's president and president-elect received their coronavirus vaccines this week, as the country aims to become one of the first in the world to innoculate its population against Covid-19.

The Cook Islands government has extended the country's wage subsidy through until March.

French Polynesia has recorded four Covid-19 deaths since the start of the year, raising the pandemic's tally to 121.

Friday will be a public holiday in Papua New Guinea for the state funeral of former prime minister Sir Mekere Morauta.

Here's what is happening in news from around the Pacific today, Tuesday 5 January.