Human rights advocates continue to voice concern for the welfare of West Papuan political prisoner Victor Yeimo.

A drop in daily Covid-19 cases in Fiji should not be interpreted as a true reduction of infections, and could be due to changes in testing, the government said.

The possible independence of Bougainville is the greatest challenge Papua New Guinea faces, the PNG Prime Minister James Marape says.

The Kaiviti Silktails rugby league team are already back home in Fiji, after their season was ended early for a second straight year because of Covid-19.

A Syrian who purchased a Vanuatu citizenship said it has been revoked by the Pacific country.

Niuean MP medevacced; curfew imposed for French Polynesia; repatriation flight to Tonga delayed; Delta strain detected in Guam, and more.

Foreign aid should be used to help Bougainville achieve sovereign rule, the autonomous region's president Ishmael Toroama says.

Travel is restricted to New Zealand from Fiji this weekend.

Tonga rugby international Viliami Taulani has signed for English Premiership champions Harlequins.

New Zealand and Australia are facing criticism from Samoa's former leader, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.

The world is on the brink of a climate catastrophe, with just a narrow window for action to reverse global processes predicted to cause devastating effects in the Pacific and world-wide, says the leader of the 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum.

Papua New Guinea's former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has come out swinging at the Commission of Inquiry into a US$1.2 billion loan acquired in 2014 by his government.

Health authorities in Fiji have reported a drop in Covid-19 infections with 264 new cases for the 24 hours to 8am on Tuesday.

The Samoa government is launching a country-wide door-to-door mass vaccination campaign for Covid-19 today.

Authorities in Vanuatu report 18 dengue cases at Port Vila's hospital since the middle of April, and are asking people to take action to reduce risks for more transmission.

A founding member of the Free West Papua Movement, Tan Sen Thay, has died in the Netherlands.

The newly installed FAST Party Government in Samoa is moving to curb spending, starting with cutting back on spending for new cars for MPs.

The President of Bougainville says the region's political aspirations require a holistic approach as it strives to achieve independence.