Leader of the Samoan Human Rights Protection party, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, has been found guilty of contempt of court.

There's an outbreak of Covid-19 at the Arorangi Prison in the Cook Islands.

Vanuatu's National Covid-19 Task Force has endorsed the Government's decision to fine all business houses including kava bars not more than Vt500,000 each.

French Polynesia's president Édouard Fritch has declared to the French Polynesian Assembly a number of new economic actions over the territory in the coming months.

Three Pacific people have been recognised by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth through this year's Commonwealth Points of Light awards.

The Pacific's military must be able to protect the Pacific community and for New Zealand that means strengthening military partnerships with the only other country in the island region with a substantial defence force, Fiji.

Covid case numbers are rising rapidly in Samoa and there are now 467 confirmed.

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.

The vice-Chancellor from Oceania Unversity of Medicine in Samoa believes Covid-19 has been spreading in the community in Samoa long before last Thursday's first case was reported.

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.