The Niue government is remaining tight lipped over the Taiwanese fishing vessel that ran aground on a Niue reef last week.

In Vanuatu, one key party in the government says it will boycott tomorrow's planned session of parliament.

A refugee advocacy group wants Australia to rethink its destructive refugee arrangement with Indonesia as the new Canberra government looks to improve relations with Jakarta.

War of words between two veteran PNG politicians; Second round of French National Assembly election resumes next week; More Covid restrictions lifted in American Samoa, and more.

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.

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

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.