A law professor who has focussed on rooting out corruption says countries like New Zealand need to do more to help the Pacific cope with corruption and money laundering.

A human rights group has criticised the actions of Fijian police saying officers breached the basic rights of a man they recently arrested.

Fiji's first coup leader and former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka says it's time to vote Frank Bainimarama's FijiFirst Party out of government.

Samoa records three more Covid deaths; BA.2 variant detected in American Samoa; US govt gives Samoa over 40,000 Pfizer vaccines; PNG police bring in armoured vehicles to use in the Highlands, and more.

Samoa will reopen its borders to international travellers from August.

The Marshall Islands is rolling out a major intervention in an attempt to help parents improve the health of their young children. A high-rate of malnutrition and growth stunting among children has been a concern for many years

The Pacific Freedom Forum says World Press Freedom Day is a significant milestone for Pacific region media.

Two Tongan MPs, one the former prime minister and the other a serving cabinet minister, have lost their seats in Parliament.

Samoa's deputy PM lodges complaints against HRPP members; Cook Islands PM endorses development project; Former AG suing Samoa's PM, and more.

The head of a regional university believes the Fijian government's refusal to meet its financial obligations to the institution is not helping anybody.

When a group of students at Skagit Adventist Academy in Burlington, Washington state, saw images of destroyed villages and ash-covered palm trees in Tonga, it struck a chord.

Rarotongan police shoot stray dogs after attacks on people and livestock.

The Cook Islands needs more direct flights to restart the tourism industry and hundreds more workers but New Zealand's travel requirements are slowing the process to bring in more workers.

Covid causes Pacific nations and territories to re-think tourism strategies.

Drua put on a heroic performance for the home crowd but the Highlanders were too strong.

There's concern that addressing water and sanitation challenges in the Pacific has become an afterthought for regional politicians and international leaders.

Symptoms of psychological distress among children in Tonga are prevalent according to UNICEF Pacific's Health and Nutrition Specialist Dr Frances Vulivuli.

Fiji's major opposition political party is the first off the block to reveal an initial batch of 28 candidates to contest the 2022 general election.