New Zealand Pacific
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:43:05 +1300Tonga's parliament to elect new prime minister on 15 December
Almost two weeks after Tonga's general election, four MPs - including two former prime ministers and a former speaker - are being floated as potential candidates for the top job.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:32:38 +1300
Papua New Guinea parliament passes security-focused 2026 budget
However, MPs say "record budgets" are failing to translate into basic services on the ground.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:04:22 +1300
More landslides in French Polynesia as more heavy rain expected
More landslides have occurred in the disaster-stricken township of Afaahiti, in French Polynesia, where eight people died following a major landslide.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:32:38 +1300
'For the people of Maui': Samoan-American journalist on her Emmy-winning wildfires coverage
Tamara Vaifanua, with roots tracing back to Alao in American Samoa and Pesega in Samoa, has been a journalist for two-and-a-half decades and currently presents for KSL News in Utah.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:02:50 +1300
Pacific pushes Tuna Commission on high seas fishing
"Our priorities are albacore and high seas transshipment," Marshall Islands official says, as Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission members meet.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:05:14 +1300
PNG cricketer given three-year jail term for robbing woman while on tour
Kipling Doringa was sentenced to three years in jail in Jersey after he was found guilty of robbing a woman while on tour with the Barramundis for their 2027 Cricket World Cup qualifiers.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:21:00 +1300
Vaka Eiva: Cook Islands paddling festival 'for all' wraps up in Rarotonga
The Matson Vaka Eiva wrapped up over the weekend with paddlers from around the world celebrating camaraderie amongst competition.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:38:31 +1300
Rugby Sevens: Fiji teams both face Dubai winner New Zealand in Cape Town pool phase
The next stop on the HSBC SVNS Series is South Africa, with the tournament kicking off on Saturday night.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:20:08 +1300
Pacific news in brief for 3 December
A round-up of news from around the region, including an Australian bank pulling out of Nauru.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:12:38 +1300
Tahiti landslide: hundreds join interfaith church service in homage to victims
The major landslide left no survivors in the small township of Afaahiti-Taravao, southeast of main island of Tahiti, on 26 November, with a three-year-old girl the youngest victim.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:57:08 +1300
'Lack of understanding' on Cook Islands-New Zealand realm relationship - expert
Earlier this year, New Zealand extended its funding pause to its realm country, the Cook Islands, "reluctantly".
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:06:27 +1300
American Samoa reach second round of football world cup qualifier
American Samoa has reached the second round of the FIFA women's world cup qualifier, for the first time, beating the Cook Islands 4-0 in Rarotonga.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:05:43 +1300
How a World Bank funding condition in 1995 helped break Papua New Guinea's roads system
Analysis - As Papua New Guinea's population has grown and climate pressures intensified, the nation's infrastructure has struggled to keep pace, writes Scott Waide.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:45:00 +1300
Report highlights poverty faced by Fiji children
A report from UNICEF and Fiji's Children's Ministry says nearly 30 percent of children in the country are living in multidimensional poverty.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:29:52 +1300
Four Papuan activists jailed on treason charges
A West Papua independence advocate says Indonesia is using its law to silence opposition.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:32:58 +1300
Surfers will pay to ride Fiji's world-class breaks after repeal of surf access law
The Fijian government will repeal a law from 2010 that guaranteed free access to the country's surf breaks.