The US President, Joe Biden, is expected to address Pacific Islands Forum Leaders at their virtual meeting tomorrow.

As Covid-19 rampages in the country, Fiji's already limited democratic space is being choked, and the international response has been found lacking.

A provincial health team in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands had rocks thrown at them during a Covid-19 awareness campaign.

Tonga is to introduce compulsory inoculation against Covid-19, New book looks at Cooks women in Tokoroa, and more.

Basic humanitarian needs are going unmet in Fiji say charities trying to provide food for Fijians caught up in the country's health and humanitarian crisis.

Samoa's Human Rights Protection Party rally in Savai'i has been aborted for safety reasons.

Two Pacific athletes are urging people to get vaccinated in the fight against Covid-19.

Fiji has recorded 1187 new cases and 11 more deaths for the 24 hours to 8am yesterday.

Three American Samoans living in Utah are asking the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to review its 16 June ruling, which held that birthright citizenship does not apply to American Samoa.

Health experts in and around Fiji say a new vaccine may be needed if the Delta variant of Covid-19, which is currently in Fiji, continues to mutate.

New rules allowing seasonal workers to enter New Zealand without going through managed isolation have been welcomed in Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu, but a politician from Solomon Islands questions why they were excluded.

Attempts to raise money for Fiji's champion sevens teams have fallen foul of regulations.

Covid-19 infections continue to rise in Fiji with 1220 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours to 8am yesterday.

Samoa's opposition leader has called on his followers to oppose a judiciary ruling, five people have died in fighting in Papua New Guinea, and a remote shipping route will open opportunities for Vanuatu's largest island.

Auckland City FC has been nominated as Oceania's representative to contest the FIFA Club World Cup football competition in Japan at the end of the year.

The Controller of Papua New Guinea's Padnemic Response has called on citizens to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

New Zealand is sending 100,000 vaccine doses and additional financial support to Fiji for nursing staff as the country's Covid-19 death toll passed 250.

Pasifika communities in New Zealand are relieved the dark days of the 1970s Dawn Raids are at last being formally acknowledged.