Covid-19 numbers are climbing quickly in Samoa.

A Sairusi Nalaubu double saw Fiji edge New Caledonia 2-1 in a thrilling encounter in the football World Cup Oceania Qualifiers in Qatar on Saturday morning.

The Cook Islands Government has removed a number of restrictions imposed because of the arrival of Covid-19

Four weeks after the first community case of Covid-19 in American Samoa the number of individuals who have tested positive for the virus has exceeded 1000.

The Tonga government is reporting a total of 1,819 active covid cases and 2 covid deaths in the country.

The world's biggest Pacific dance festival is getting ready to take the stage in Auckland next week - but for the first time the show will go on without any crowds.

Solomon Islands made a winning start to the FIFA World Cup Oceania Qualifying tournament in Qatar this morning but Vanuatu's participation is in doubt after the bulk of their squad tested positive for Covid-19.

Samoa has moved to State of Emergency Alert Level 3 in the nationwide lockdown, after 10 new community transmitted coronavirus cases identified in less than 24 hours.

Shocking insights from a new study have confirmed that online video gaming is a gateway to problem gambling for Pasifika youth.

A Fijian women's rights group believes national stakeholders have failed to take constructive action to stop a convicted rugby player from participating in local competitions.

There are 11 new confirmed community cases in Samoa.

Samoa has recorded its first case of community transmitted Covid-19 and the first stage of a national lockdown has begun.

With Covid-19 numbers climbing above 2,500 cases the Tonga Government is instituting a tougher lockdown.

Solomons seeing a fall in numbers in some regions; domestic flights suspended amid American Samoa surge; numbers continue to climb in the Cooks; Vanuatu numbers to 473, and other updates to come

A new scientific report suggests that the radioactive element strontium 90 is a more significant contamination factor in the northern Marshall Islands than has been acknowledged to date by the US Department of Energy.

People in Samoa are panic-shopping and there are long lines for money transfer businesses in the hours before Samoa goes into level 3 lockdown at midnight. Samoa has recorded its...

Papua New Guinea Police have revealed the guns they want for the National Elections security operations have yet to be purchased.

Food insecurity is a growing challenge for Pacific Island countries in the face of more frequent climate disasters, rising sea levels, and the economic fallout of Covid-19 lockdowns.