The Kanak people won't accept France's attempt to recolonise New Caledonia, a pro-independence delegate has told the United Nations.

The man driving the car which collided with the vehicle carrying the late Papua New Guinea deputy prime minister, Sam Basil, is likely to face charges of dangerous driving.

New Zealand's plans to fast-track residency for migrants is being criticised for leaving out lower paid migrants, many of whom are Pacific Islanders.

Suva port call "normal" for French surveillance ship; Fritch and Brown meet in Papeete; more funds for Nauru port; four travellers from Hawaii isolate in Pago Pago; case against Vanuatu top official to be reheard; Covid tracing app for Tonga.

A leading Pasifika health professional wants the New Zealand government to address the disparity in Pacific health outcomes.

French Polynesia's newest domestic airline Air Moana hopes to launch its first flights in September.

Pacific island governments are being urged to stop discriminating against those in the LGBTQI community, as the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is marked.

The Northern Marianas House of Representatives has been left on the sidelines just watching the impeachment trial of CNMI Governor Ralph Torres after not being allowed to present its case.

The Pacific Community's Digital Earth Pacific project will unlock exponential opportunity in the region, the regional body's chief says.

A state funeral for the late Papua New Guinea deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil will be held at the Sir John Guise indoor complex in Port Moresby today.

Another 11 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in French Polynesia in the last 72-hour reporting period.

New Caledonia's outgoing member of the French National Assembly has expressed concern about China's position in the Pacific, saying Beijing has already colonised Vanuatu.

Former Australian rugby superstar and captain, David Pocock, says Pacific Island nations are "canaries in the coalmine" for Australia's inaction against climate change.

A former president of Kiribati is urging the global community to have more morals and address the climate crisis rather than pushing it aside.

A top New Caledonian politician Philippe Gomes says the guilty verdict against him in last week's court case is unacceptable.

A new era has dawned in Samoa with the swearing-in of three women MPs, taking the number of women in the Legislative Assembly to seven.

More talks have been held in French Polynesia in preparation for the 2024 Olympics surfing event to be held in Tahiti.

Fuel prices have hit another milestone in Marshall Islands adding an exclamation point to the prices for imported goods that have skyrocketed since last year.