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

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.

RNZ Pacific has been reliably informed that Fiji players demanded an increase to their allowances on top of their current contractual agreements ahead of their Nations Championship opener.

A round-up of news from around the region, including a new administrator in Tokelau.

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands government has declared an all-clear following the passage of Super Typhoon Bavi.

The Solomon Islands prime minister launched the 60-page document in Honiara on Monday, which has a strong focus on empowering indigenous Solomon Islanders.