He was lured to New Zealand with promises of money and a better life, but instead he was kept as a slave, repeatedly assaulted and cut off from his family. For the first time, he tells his story.

The Samoa Government has extended a state of emergency through to 8th May.

The Papua New Guinea Defence Force has a new leadership centre, built with help from New Zealand, at its Murray Barracks in Port Moresby.

The governor of Oro Province in Papua New Guinea said a new hydro-electricity plant is a step in the right direction for it to become a green province.

Health officials in the Cook Islands are anticipating a spike in covid-19 cases.

A group of former heads of state and regional leaders want the 7th Our Ocean Conference in Palau to result in "meaningful outcomes" to safeguard the future of Pacific peoples.

Lockdown restrictions in Tonga are being eased from today after two weeks of a hard lockdown which has seen the closure of most businesses.

A pro-independence party in New Caledonia, Palika, is urging people to vote for any left-wing candidate in Sunday's French presidential election.

The Fijiana Drua women's side has secured a spot in the final of the Super Rugby W and will be out to clinch top place when they face the Brumbies in their last round-robin match on Saturday.

Sevens teams back in action, Fiji women lose to Philippines, and PNG footballers ready for tri-nations

Vanuatu will begin reopening its border from next month.

Meli Derenalagi returns to the Fijian Drua team this weekend and wears the captain's armband with Nemani Nagusa suspended.

A travelling multi-media installation about mining on Banaba is showing at an art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand.

As the French Pacific is gearing up for Sunday's first round of the French presidential election, incumbent Emmanuel Macron appears to be enjoying the most support among the 14 candidates.

Tropical cyclone Fili is moving to the south-southeast away from New Caledonia. By Thursday evening the Category Two system's centre was expected to be about 140 kilometres south of Noumea.

Two of Australia's top intelligence chiefs have met Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to raise Canberra's concerns over the security agreement the Solomons is due to sign with China.

The Samoan government has given $US279,940 to the Samoa Victims Support Group (SVSG) - the largest grant for an NGO in Samoa.

New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has appointed Louisa Wall the Ambassador for Gender Equality (Pacific)/Tuia Tāngata.