Tonga's Crown Prince has been nominated Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence in the new government.

Interview participants say sterile needles and syringes are a scarce commodity in Suva.

A former Samoa government minister says New Zealand paid the right amount of compensation for the Manawanui disaster.

The Australia Institute report said under the UN framework, climate finance should be on top of official development assistance, not a substitution for it.

Feature - 2025 was a big year for climate advocate Vishal Prasad. From a major ICJ ruling, to being awarded an 'alternative nobel prize' as part of a collective of Pacific activists.

The Tonga government is reassuring citizens they won't need to worry about running out of fuel over the Christmas period after months of petrol shortages.

However, the Fijian government says the National Referendum Bill 2025 is "intended solely to ensure the orderly, transparent, and impartial conduct of referendums".

The motion was voted down by 36 votes against and 12 votes in favour.

New Zealand quietly cut off compensation for the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui at $6m. But commentators say it raises the question: Did our government shortchange Samoa?

The New Zealand Navy vessel sank off the south coast of Samoa's island of Upolu in October last year, and affected locals have yet to be compensated.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called New Caledonia's politicians back to the negotiating table in Paris in the New Year.

Tonga's new Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua says he hopes to have his Cabinet line-up named in the next few days.

The Pacific Netball Challenge to be held in November 2026 will be solely for players who live and play the sport in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands.

The dream of owning a home is now a reality for 18 Pasifika families in Porirua, one of the four main cities that make up the Greater Wellington Region.

His comments follow reports that Fiji risks losing all non-humanitarian US aid unless it takes "decisive action" against the South Korean sect over human trafficking allegations.

The fishing transport vessel Ou Ya Leng 6 ran aground on the reef at uninhabited Taka Atoll in the northern Marshall Islands in January 2019 and remains there to this day.

Vanuatu's parliament is expected to sit on Friday to debate the opposition's motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Joptham Napat.