The Samoa Government has extended its alert level three lockdown for another two weeks, due to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 in the community.

Police in French Polynesia have seized almost $US50 million worth of on a cruise ship from the United States.

The Samoa Government's next step in its response to the rapid spread of the community Covid-19 cases is home isolation.

The number of Covid -19 cases in Samoa has climbed to 196.

Crime figures released for New Caledonia show that last year the incidence of domestic violence was seven times higher than in mainland France.

Another 204 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in French Polynesia in the last 72-hour reporting period as the pandemic continues to ease.

From today Papua New Guinea is easing many of the restrictions it has had in place to try to curtail the spread of Covid-19.

There is growing speculation that New Caledonia's only daily newspaper will become an online publication only.

Voters in Wallis and Futuna have gone to the polls to elect a new assembly for a five-year term.

Niue opposition MP Terry Coe has tabled a notice for a vote of no confidence in the government of Dalton Tagelagi.

The appeal court in French Polynesia has again deferred the case of three men, including the pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru, who in 2019 were given suspended prison sentences and fines.

in the midstTongans are struggling to find normality as they begin a week of new strict lockdown rules.

Two West Papuans were reportedly shot dead by security forces last Tuesday during peaceful protests against Indonesia's plans to create six more provinces in Papua.

1705 farmers in five isolated communities in Papua New Guinea have been given support to revitalise their cocoa farms.

Students from West Papua are facing a difficult time in New Zealand after Indonesia said it would no longer fund their scholarships and wanted them repatriated home.

There are concerns the withdrawal of some teams from the Oceania FIFA World Cup Qualifying tournament will give some teams an easier path into the knockout rounds.

Covid-19 continues to have a significant impact around the Pacific.

Russia's Anti-Corruption Foundation has called on Italy to seize a superyacht owned by a trust company in the Marshall Islands as part of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.