Parliament is hosting a wānanga for 29 women MPs from across the Pacific, a group still underrepresented in legislatures across the region.

A Pacific geopolitical expert says there is a risk that Pacific Islands' priorities and security concerns are being sidelined by increased geopolitical competition and tensions in the region.

The government is promising stronger and clearer accommodation standards for Recognised Seasonal Employment workers, as a landmark court case remains undecided.

Two Torres Strait community leaders have returned to Australia's federal court this week to appeal the decision of a landmark climate case against the Australian government.

A pair of rare conjoined twins in Fiji - who were born ten months ago as part of a set of triplets - are about to have separation surgery in Saudi Arabia.

Pacific Island athletes faced mixed fortunes elsewhere as competition Day wrapped up early Wednesday morning (NZ time).

Authorities in several Papua New Guinea maritime provinces are searching for people missing at sea in separate boating incidents.

A new partnership is helping Tongans prepare for life in Aotearoa before they migrate, aiming to make settlement under the Pacific Access Category resident visa programme easier.

The US House of Representatives has passed its version of the annual defence policy bill containing three amendments aimed at benefiting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

The Pacific Islands contingent at the 2026 Commonwealth Games have added two more medals to their tally.

New Zealand ocean enthusiast Henry Gibbs was on his first spearfishing dive in Fiji when a shark latched on to his calf and started 'death rolling'.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says it has airlifted several dozen generators to Rota as part of an emergency air bridge following Super Typhoon Bavi.

Tuvalu partnered with the conservation charity Sea Shepherd to arrest a Chinese tuna longliner suspected of illegal fishing in its waters.

After nearly a week on the run, a New Zealander who escaped jail in Tonga last week with two others, has been caught, the last of the three to be returned to custody.

Michael Tuatagaloa Alisa, one of Moana's undoubtable breakthrough stars, says it was "pure luck" he landed a role in the live-action film.

A round-up of news from around the region, including a landslide at Gold Ridge Mine in the Solomon Islands reportedly claiming ten lives.