Viliame Gavoka says Fiji's HIV emergency should not alarm tourists from countries such as Australia and New Zealand, as health researchers and community groups call for stronger response.

The Niue Ocean Wide Trust has been announced as one of the finalists in the Earthshot Prize.

A Tongan New Zealander shares insights from his te reo Māori journey

Tonga finished the week-long competition undefeated.

With an election looming and political parties in campaign mode, the Fijian government has hinted that a new constitution could be in place by Christmas Eve.

It comes just over three weeks after another unlicensed boat carrying several New Zealand Anglican Church delegates the capized and sank.

In an exclusive interview with RNZ Pacific, US Ambassador to the Cook Islands Jared Novelly said the port upgrade in the northern Cook Islands would be "an extreme maritime benefit".

A New Zealand national and a Samoan national have been charged by Samoa Police in relation to the alleged shooting murder of a suspected gangleader in Vietnam in May.

The Tonga Tala and and Tifaimoana Samoa have qualified for an invitation to next year's Netball World Cup in Australia.

Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni said Pacific Island Forum countries would be allowed in on an NZeTA for three months at a time, like 61 other countries, if the government changes.

Vanuatu's Maritime Affairs commissioner says "some needs to be held responsible" and is seeking criminal charges against the captain and owners of the MV Matui.

Fiji Police have launched an investigation after several blocks of cocaine that were being held at the Suva High Court as exhibits in a high-profile drug case went missing.

The French territory joins New Zealand in qualifying for next year's FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco.

The New Zealand government website SafeTravel has warned people travelling to Fiji to avoid activities that could increase their risk of HIV infection.

The Fiji-based franchise will also host Super Rugby Pacific defending champions, the Hurricanes, in Suva in April next year.

Tuvalu's Foreign Affairs Minister Paulson Panapa has met with Taiwan president Lai Ching-te this week.

Papua New Guinea's trade minister claims he warned the Indian mining company that was attacked at Panguna on Sunday not to invest in Bougainville.

The tournament director at the first-ever Oceania Women's Handball Championship believes Fiji, Cook Islands and Kiribati are on the right path in the sport.