HMNZS Canterbury will help mark the centenary of New Zealand administration of the territory.

The results of the 2026 Tokelau general election have been returned, after voters went to the polls on Thursday.

It was the Solomon Islanders' second win in the OFC Pro League.

Latest figures from Stats NZ show Pacific unemployment rate rose to 12.3 percent, with the government pinning the blame on the previous government's "dreadful mismanagement of the economy".

A high chief and the son of Fiji's first prime minister says Fijians need to decide their own future rather than "recede" the country back to the British Monarchy.

The OFC men's champions' league kicks off in Fiji in August.

Philippine Airlines' planned return to Saipan is being welcomed not only as a boost to Manila-centric air connectivity, but also as a potential game-changer for sports travel across Oceania.

A day out with the community was how some clubs competing at the OFC Pro League in Port Moresby spent their free day on Thursday, ahead of their matches this weekend.

The Fiji men's and women's sevens rugby teams competing at Perth Sevens this weekend will face tougher challenges in their respective pools.

Super Rugby Pacific is back after a real return to form last year, with the competition kicking off in Dunedin on 13 February.

Waitangi Day commemorations have become a gathering point for Indigenous ocean leadership from across the Pacific.

Polling stations are now closed in Tokelau and counting for the national election is underway.

The Fiji High Court ruled on Monday that Barbara Malimali's dismissal in June last year by the Fijian head of state - on the advice of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka - was unlawful.

Many parts of Papua New Guinea are reported to be experiencing outbreaks of the H3N2 virus, with the country in the middle of the rainy season.

"Cook Islands Māori is on the trajectory to becoming an extinct language."