The global community needs to "be inspired" to defend the world's oceans ahead of the second United Nations Oceans Conference in Lisbon at the end of the month, a Fijian policymaker says.

The Taiwanese fishing vessel that ran aground on a Niue reef last week has been completely burnt out by a large fire.

Samoa's prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has opened the country's first High Commission in Fiji with her counterpart Frank Bainimarama.

Oceania Rugby has announced two competitions to be held in Auckland ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

Hienghiene Sport takes out New Caledonia football league, Tongan thrower beats Australian and Kiwi rivals, and new Pacific basketball cup

Tonga's cyber law enacted, Commonwealth sending election observers to PNG, and State of Emergency renewed.

Pacific Islands Forum leaders reach an initial consensus on a way back into the fold for Micronesia.

The police commander in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands says the deliberate spilling of oil on the Kagamuga airport tarmac near Mt Hagen is an act of terrorism.

Representatives of Pacific civil society and conservation groups are calling on the New Zealand government to show regional leadership and support a moratorium on deep sea mining.

New Caledonia's restricted electoral rolls can no longer be justified and must be opened, says a local member of the French National Assembly, Philippe Dunoyer.

New Zealand's observance of the 60th anniversary of Samoa's independence comes to a close this week after days of festivity.

Vanuatu's parliament is expected to debate a series of eight constitutional amendments when it meets this Friday.

Fiji rugby has announced its team for the Pacific Nations Cup next month.

The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has condemned the shooting of the returning officer for the Kompiam-Ambum constituency in Enga Province.

Samoa health confirms more Covid cases; American Samoa cops arrested for assault; conviction in Tonga under new cyber law; CNMI deputy governor in intensive care in Hawaii;

New Caledonia's Territorial Chamber of Accounts has warned of a critical situation with the public finances as deficits have ballooned.

Regional stability and security and the China's economic and security deal will be on the agenda when some Pacific leaders meet in Fiji, a Micronesian head of the Pacific's regional political body says.

Dr Colin Tukuitonga heads the list of Pacific recipients in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2022.