Analysis - After a seven-year wait, Papua New Guinea's parliament is expected to finally table the question of whether to approve of independence for the autonomous region of Bougainville.

Mark Brown's governing Cook Islands Party is set to return to power for a historic fifth consecutive term after securing an absolute majority in the 2026 general election.

Fiji's main tourism industry body says it welcomes the government's decision to relax its new tourism tax, but it remains confused about some aspects of the controversial policy.

New Caledonia's President Milakulo Tukumuli on Monday outlined the urgent issues facing the French Pacific territory.

Tonga-born All Black prop Saula Ma'u made his debut in the black jersey in South Africa on Wednesday morning (NZT) and says he is eager for more top international matches.

Bougainville's leader accepted an offer from an Indian firm to cover the cost of his wife's life-saving kidney transplant before signing a major mining deal, an investigative non-profit says.

A fisherman from a remote island in the Cook Islands feared for his life after a reef fishing trip led to a mysterious package he initially thought were mutilated human remains or a bomb.

Papua New Guinea's prime minister has urged the nation to appreciate the gravity of the Bougainville decision before parliament.

Saula Ma'u couldn't hold back the tears after achieving his dream of becoming an All Black.

An immigration detainee being held at the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Corrections died early Sunday, authorities say.

The Pacific Games Council is taking legal advice after a Solomon Islands High Court ruling found that the 2023 Games hosting authority breached public finance laws.

PNG's Central Province is feeling the brunt of prolonged drought caused by the El Niño weather phase.

The figure represents an increase of about 22 percent since the country's first election under the 2013 Constitution, which Fiji's coalition government is seeking to replace.

Sources have told RNZ Pacific that the 13 passengers on board ended up stuck in the water for nearly half an hour, many without lifejackets, waiting for the other boat to pick them up.

Maori Pomeroy Farrell, a 17-year-old little-known aquatic diver, has put Fiji on the global map at the World Junior Diving Championships in Croatia.

There will be no changes to Samoa's current international rugby schedule as discussions on the future management of the game in Samoa continues.