Reform of the Pacific Islands Forum is a realistic solution to the standoff between Micronesia and the rest of the region, a former head of the Pacific Community says.

The former sports administrator Peter Tsiamalili Jr has won the election for the Bougainville regional seat in Papua New Guinea's parliament.

The five Micronesian member states of the Pacific Island Forum have decided to quit the organisation in response to last week's appointment of a Cook Islander as the new Secretary General.

Heavy gales forecast for Tonga, New Caledonia pilot tests positive for Covid-19, four people in quarantine in Wallis and Futuna have returned positive Covid-19 tests, and more.

Fiji's opposition National Federation Party says Fiji's credibility as a leading state in the region is at stake over the government's deportation of the USP vice-chancellor.

The Marshall Islands must withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to maintain its integrity, according to senior opposition MP David Paul.

The Speaker of Fiji's parliament has rejected calls from the opposition to debate the deportation of the University of the South Pacific's vice-chancellor, professor Pal Ahluwalia.

The governments of PNG and Bougainville have settled on the total amount of money the former owes the latter, as post-referendum talks advance.

A 69-year-old man in Samoa has pleaded not guilty on two counts of murder and one count each of possession of unlawful weapon and armed with a dangerous weapon.

There are signs Fiji's deportation of the University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor was engineered to avoid his contract being given better security.

French Polynesia's president says he hopes last week's border closure ordered by Paris because of the Covid-19 pandemic won't exceed three months.

Palau's National Congress has voiced its support for the president's decision to withdraw the country from the Pacific Islands Forum.

Samoa's government is considering tougher penalties for drug traffickers, PNG covid-19 cases close in on 900, and more.

The Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league team's departure to Australia has been delayed again after one person tested positive for Covid-19.

Legislation to create penalties for 'revenge pornography' is to come before the Northern Marianas House of Representatives.

Covid-19 related travel restrictions in Samoa have led to a nine-month backlog of bodies at the mortuary as it awaits the services of a forensic pathologist.

New Caledonia's international airline has carried out a pleasure flight for more than 100 passengers keen to take to the skies.

All 159 travellers in quarantine at American Samoa's Tradewinds hotel have tested negative for coronavirus.