Fiji's second largest island of Vanua Levu has two more cases of Covid-19, bringing the island's total to three, after the first community case was earlier recorded there since the beginning of the current outbreak.

Manu Samoa will look to bolster their coaching set-up in the new year after Tana Umaga announced he was stepping away from professional rugby.

Samoa's former leader has questioned the timing of the appointment of five judges from New Zealand as temporary Supreme Court judges.

The Solomon Islands government has dismissed reports of local militia planning a coup against the prime minister.

The Cook Islands has suspended travel from New Zealand, and anyone who arrived from New Zealand from 11 August is required to isolate and get tested if they have symptoms of Covid-19 or were at locations of interest.

The heat on Papua New Guinea's hospitals appears to have eased, but some worry the country could still be asleep to the full extent of its Covid-19 outbreak.

Tonga rugby league coach Kristian Woolf is optimistic a new governing body can be established in the kingdom in time for next year's Rugby League World Cup.

590 new cases and 11 deaths have been confirmed in 24 hours as police issue 310 public health infringement notices.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are four new cases of Covid-19, one of which is an Auckland hospital worker.

For the first time in history, New Zealand's Rugby Smart programme is being delivered in Te Reo Māori and Pacific languages, to encourage more Māori and Pasifika coaches to the field.

A legal expert calls for Dawn Raids inquiry to address ongoing injustices; a school year delay in American Samoa due to dirty schools; and illegal firearms still circulating after Samoa amnesty.

The current situation in Samoa raises the question of how the former PM and potentially other members of the HRPP, can be held accountable for continuing to undermine the judiciary and the new government.

Over 800 cases of Covid-19 and 26 deaths have been reported in Fiji as a northern town gets restrictions, the government said.

One of the biggest cocoa producers in Samoa has seen a huge surge in orders and says they're from Samoans abroad wanting a taste of home.

Heavy sentences for sorcery accusation-related killings in PNG; Concerns in Fiji at sale of self-testing Covid-19 kits; Samoa police patrol remains grounded on coral reef, and more.

Manu Samoa lock Theo McFarland has signed a long-term contract with English Premiership newcomers Saracens.

Samoa's recently deposed ruling party, the Human Rights Protection Party has lost two more seats in election petitions.

Queensland Police have charged a 15-year-old boy with four counts of attempted murder, after an alleged violent attack on former Wallabies No.8 Toutai Kefu and his family in Brisbane.