A new national Civil Defence tsunami alert category is being worked up following the huge impact of the Tongan volcano eruption on Northland's coastline.

The invasion of Ukraine is likely to have a signficant impact on the Pacific, warns a senior USP academic.

Covid protocols to enter Wallis and Futuna frustrate both locals and people wishing to return home

Former All Black and Blues winger Joeli Vidiri has died.

Solomon Islands opposition says govt has not mentioned Covid response in provinces; Insurance claims in NZ from Tonga volcanic eruption close to NZ$6-million; EU calls on Indonesia to allow UN to visit West Papua, and more.

RNZ Pacific reporter Lydia Lewis speaks with Tonga correspondent Kalafi Moala for the first time following the violent volcanic eruption and tsunami. He has told tales of survival and explains the road to recovery.

Five more people have died from leptospirosis in Fiji this year, taking the death toll to 19.

The former All Black and rugby league player Va'aiga Tuigamala has died, aged 52.

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano erupted in Tonga on January 15, it caused a communications blackout that left the country without internet and no international phone service.

For Aotearoa to be inclusive, it needs to acknowledge the issues faced by the Pasifika rainbow community who is greatly overlooked, according to an academic.

The Cook Island government has extended the wage subsidy for March as businesses feel the pinch due to an underwhelming number of New Zealand tourists.

The Fijian Drua has named two debutants in its second Super Rugby Pacific game against the Brumbies on Saturday.

Papua New Guinea's Leonard Louma is the new Director-General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.

American Samoans in 'disbelief' over community Covid-19 cases; Tonga records 287 Covid cases; Two more Covid cases in the Cook Islands, and more

West Papua human rights defender Victor Yeimo was formally indicted on charges of treason at the Jayapura District Court on Monday.

Villagers in Tonga still dependent on aid for survival; Police corruption probe underway in Samoa; Drua will be without outside wing Ratu in ACT Brumbies clash, and more

Samoan sailors working overseas have been warned they must maintain acceptable standards of behaviour.

In the aftermath of the volcanic eruption and tsunami, a range of support measures have been implemented by key stakeholders to support Tongan seasonal workers in NZ as they come to terms with the impacts of the disaster on their families amid a...