New Zealand's Rotuman community is excited to celebrate their language and culture together this year.

The Fiji government has confirmed seven new cases of Covid-19, all in the community.

The Supreme Court in Samoa has dismissed the attorney general's attempt to have a challenge to the appointment of an extra women's seat in parliament thrown out.

Covid-19 has again disrupted Papua New Guinea's domestic rugby league competition, The Digicel Cup.

Fiji's government is preparing for a worst-case scenario as it deploys a multi-agency response to the country's worrying Covid-19 outbreak.

Human Rights Watch has warned that the Indonesian government's classification of rebels in West Papua as terrorists could worsen racism in the Melanesian region.

PNG confirms over 200 new Covid-19 cases; China draws up plans to upgrade an airstrip and bridge on Kiribati; Asian Development Bank has a five-year plan to help Pacific, and more.

The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) are feeling a sense of relief, with a travel bubble with New Zealand less than two weeks away.

Samoa's borders are likely to remain closed for the rest of the year, as health authorities set a Covid-19 vaccination target.

Pacific health leaders expect a radical overhaul of New Zealand's health system to bring benefits for people of Pacific heritage.

People in the Northern Marianas are being advised by the ocal health authgority to continue to wear masks whether vaccinated against Covid-19 or not.

The head of Niue broadcasting says it's unfair to blame its station for problems with its signal and its programming.

Pasifika festival organisers in New Zealand are to receive additional government support to adapt to the Covid-19 environment.

A powerful Pacific island fisheries bloc opened a multi-million dollar, four-story headquarters in the Marshall Islands.

Tahiti faces a race against time to prepare for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in August.

Fiji's permanent secretary of health James Fong says another four Covid-19 infections have been found - three in the community.

First Person - Pasifika journalist Sela Jane Hopgood was sceptical when offered medication for perinatal depression, but, she writes, saying yes saved her life.

Papua New Guinea's top judge has urged the government to address the lack of medical facilities in the country.