A study has revealed that the Papua New Guinea police force is underfunded and needs $US1.1 billion to properly perform its duties.

A Vanuatu Mobile Force's officer who risked his life wading through chest-high water carrying ballot boxes, is calling on the new government to fund new bridgea and roads for residents of central Santo.

The wife of a Papua New Guinea police mobile squad member, who went missing over a week ago in Tari, in Hela Province, has appealed for his release.

The autonomous Bougainville government (ABG) wants to delay the next meeting of the Joint Supervisory Body with the Papua Guinea government, claiming Port Moresby is dragging the chain on drawing up critical constitutional regulations.

A successful candidate in the recent Vanuatu election may lose his seat because he contested the election while on a suspended prison sentence.

Arrests over teen's killing; military bases for Micronesia; and new ferry in Samoa

A group of South Korean pop artists set to perform at a free concert in the Northern Marianas this weekend were denied entry into the country.

A $US45 million upgrade of Tonga's main port, the Queen Salote International Wharf, has begun.

The death toll in the Papua New Guinea massacre has risen to 24, with more than 100 people injured.

The New Zealand government has announced it will back a conditional moratorium on deep sea mining in areas in international waters.

A ni-Vanuatu and Melanesian advocate in New Zealand says the country's Pacific ministry has overlooked Melanesian communities in its language strategy.

Solomon Islands have won the opening game of the men's Melanesian basketball cup in Suva.

Prasad arrested in Fiji; firefighters' concerns in American Samoa; and Malaita rejects communication towers

Five teachers from a school in Gau Island, Fiji, have been sacked by the Education Ministry over a disciplinary case that has since been thrown out by a judge.

The son of the Fijian Prime Minister has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges he faces in Australia over domestic violence-related allegations.

A journalist says people are living in fear after the unexpected outbreak of violence on a Papua New Guinea island this week.

There are increasing concerns in Papua New Guinea for a policeman who went missing, along with his vehicle, five days ago.

New figures show the population of American Samoa has dipped below 50,000.