Sawong Kevin has finally flown home, six months after complex separation surgery in Australia which almost took his life.

Bougainville's leadership has hit back at a Papua New Guinea MP's attack on it during debate about the autonomous PNG region's political future.

The new Solomon Islands prime minister, Matthew Wale, says he wants to "reset" the relationship with Australia.

Visitos arrivals plunged by 72 percent in April, as flight disruptions and storm damage compounded the US territory's ongoing struggle to recover from the covid pandemic.

A round-up of news from around the region, including bank accounts of three more people in Samoa have been frozen as police investigate a gang-related murder in Vietnam.

Miracle Faiilagi has been named in the Samoa men's XVs squad to prepare for the World Rugby Nations Cup in Chile and Uruguay next month.

However, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesperson told RNZ Pacific that the $162m underspend from the 2024-2025 fiscal year has been carried forward to this year.

Israel has "blessed" Fiji by opening its permanent diplomatic base in Suva and its alleged human rights violations in Gaza are "none of our business", the Fijian prime minister said on Tuesday.

The Rugby Players Association is optimistic the Moana Pasifika team can be saved, but there needs to be a resolution in coming weeks.

Moana Pasifika is facing more than $8 million in creditor claims, according to the first report from liquidators appointed to the collapsed Super Rugby franchise.

Large-scale US military generators have been connected to the power grid on Tinian in the Northern Marianas, after Super Typhoon Sinlaku badly damaged the island's power plant.

The national women's cricket team has won top hobnours at the 2026 SP Sports Awards in Port Moresby.

PNG's government is being urged to prepare for El Niño which is expected to mean less rainfall - and more drought - in the western Pacific.

The Solomon Islands prime minister has picked Australia for his first official visit, which will be followed by a New Zealand leg where he is set to meet with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.

Penrhyn Island used its last 100 litres of diesel last week, and has borrowed diesel from the police patrol boat.

A new bid to rescue Moana Pasifika has emerged, with a consortium led by a Los Angeles-based tech multimillionaire exploring plans to relocate the Super Rugby franchise to Hawaii, RNZ understands.

The Micronesian nation has passed a new law banning the sale and import of tobacco products every year on 31 May, with fines and prison terms for those caught breaching the legislation.

A round-up of news from around the region, including Palau's president co-chairing an ocean summit in Japan.