George Speight, a former coup frontman who spent more than two decades in a maximum-security prison, is calling on the perpetrators of Fiji's past political upheavals to confess.

Surangel Whipps Jr says countries of the wider Pacific region need to work together to reduce geopolitical tensions and the risk of nuclear conflict.

Pro-France Virginie Ruffenach has been elected as the new New Caledonia Congress president under a "governance" coalition struck on Thursday.

As New Zealanders celebrate Matariki, a renowned Māori astronomer says the stars are reminding the Pacific region to unite.

Through her own journey of learning the language, PhD researcher Roi Burnett shares about the depth of i-Kiribati culture and the 'deficit' narratives about Kiribati's vulnerability.

Fiji, Smaoa and Tonga brace for challenging weekend of Test rugby in the Nations Championship and Nations Cup competitions, while the All Blacks host Italy in Wellington on Saturday.

The emergency declaration will allow US federal authorities to expand healthcare support and emergency response efforts.

This comes after China fired a test nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific on Monday

While emergency responses during disasters focus on food, water, and shelter, advocates say, too often, the basic needs of women and girls are overlooked.

Four major Pacific rugby league playing countries have hailed the NZ$298m Pacific Rugby League Partnership announced in Brisbane on Wednesday night.

A type of sustainable concrete and grass systems for soil stabilisation were the big winners of the first Wave Makers Pacific Innovation Forum for Climate and Environment held in Vanuatu.

China's firing of a missile into the South Pacific caused deep concern, but the Pacific Council of Churches noted that they're not the only major power doing it.

"The Pacific has felt the pain of nuclear testing. Ratifying the CTBT is our contribution to ensuring that no one, anywhere, has to go through that again."

James Marape and Anthony Albanese, the prime ministers of the two countries, are meeting in Brisbane to discuss the treaty, which was signed in October last year.

Officials are racing to restore water services while warning that electricity may not return for months.