Cook Islands signed a strategic agreement with China last year, leading to a fallout with New Zealand.

The ex-wife of the man who died in the Fiji military's custody last Thursday says her children are "still in shock" and "haven't accepted" that their father is dead.

Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights says it is investigating deaths of a dozen West Papuans in a military operation.

The Solomon Islands Court of Appeal has issued a judgement revealing it stalled moves to oust Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele due to "serious questions of constitutional significance".

The founder of a Māori and Pacific-led professional rugby club has hit out at Moana Pasifika's business model, saying they have the finances and people to keep the Super Rugby franchise afloat.

What can the Drua and Moana Pasifika teams learn from their round 10 matches that they can take forward to Super Round this weekend?

Tonga's Health Ministry said, as of Monday, two people were in hospital with dengue.

The Autonomous Bougainville Government says the launch of Bougainville Wings marks "a significant milestone" for the aviation sector in the autonomous region of Papua New Guinea.

Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro told RNZ Pacific that investigators are gathering intelligence to establish the facts and circumstances surrounding Jone Vakarisi's death while in military custody.

Francesca Semoso, one of four Bougainville MPs in Papua New Guinea's national parliament, says Bougainvilleans "are not going to be belittled" in their quest for independence.

Election fever is building in the Cook Islands as residents await the pending announcement of a date for this year's general election as the opposition eyes unseating Prime Minister Mark Brown.

The total includes 12 deaths in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, including eight killed in a landslide, and 10 deaths caused by a landslide in East New Britain.

An all clear was declared in the Northern Mariana Islands on Friday as Super Typhoon Sinlaku tracked away, ending more than 50 hours of destructive winds, flooding, and widespread damage.

Both sides fell at the quarterfinal stage in Hong Kong.

The result was the second upset of the last day of round five of the OFC Pro League.

A leaked death certificate has directly challenged the RFMF's account of the death of a wellknown drug peddler Jone Vakarisi, following his detention in military custody last Thursday.