Fiji police are investigating the arrival of a luxury vessel owned by a Russian oligarch, questioning its captain about how he brought the boat to the Pacific island nation without customs clearance.

Solomon Islands' government has confirmed that the Chinese Embassy in Honiara requested security personnel be allowed into the country from Beijing during violent anti-government riots in November last year.

The head of the Pacific Parliamentarians' Alliance on Deep Sea Mining says a strong position by regional leaders is crucial for action against deep sea mining in the Pacific.

Samoa has now recorded 10 Covid related deaths.

Former Bougainville president John Momis has confirmed he will stand for the regional Bougainville seat in the Papua New Guinea national elections in June.

Samoa's government has suspended flights for Samoans on seasonal work schemes for both Australia and New Zealand.

Professional female rugby players of Pacific and Māori descent in Aotearoa New Zealand are being treated as an afterthought.

The Our Ocean Conference opened this morning in Palau with more than 500 delegates from more than 80 nations taking part.

The Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission is preparing to send out 14,000 ballot boxes for the June general election.

A former New Zealand MP aims to find the "Desmond Tutu of the Pacific" to help tackle LGBTQ issues for Pasifika.

The question of New Caledonia regaining full sovereignty must be sorted by 2025, the territory's largest pro-independence party has said.

Tonga's Prime Minister has told the Our Ocean Conference in Palau that island communities encounter several multifaceted ocean challenges.

At least one member of the Fijian delegation to the 7th Our Ocean Conference has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival to Palau.

Faster route from Noumea to Europe, pan-Pacific tourism partnership unveiled, and plea over language weeks

The Gambling Control Authority in Samoa has been fined $US6,849 for breaching the State of Emergency orders banning any form of gambling.

Moana Pasifika have suffered a heavy loss going down to the Hurricanes 53-12 last night in their Super Rugby Pacific game in Wellington.

Emmanual Macron may have won convincingly Sunday's first round of the French presidential election in the Pacific territories, but the vote was marred by unprecedented levels of abstention.

Pacific health leaders are standing firm on their challenge to Aotearoa's new health authority to ensure it is not a one-size-fits-all system.