Cost of living, water tariffs, and mining are on Cook Islanders' minds ahead of this week's election.

Tributes have flowed in for the renowned Solomon Islands journalist who has died.

One of seven Fiji corrections officers alleged to have been involved in the assault of an Australian citizen at the Lautoka Remand Centre has been charged.

Banned former Manu Samoa rugby captain Chris Vui is seeking funding support to help complete the production of a documentary that will tell his story.

People in the Marianas affected by Super Typhoon Bavi now have until February for a range of tax deadlines.

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has sought further dialogue with the United States over its new visa bond policy.

Former Silver Fern captain Ana Noovao, who also played two seasons for the Cook Islands, is remembered as a trusted teammate.

For two weeks in November the remote Tokelauan atoll of Fakaofo will become a global communications hub.

Ishmael Toroama says if Papua New Guinea's national parliament refuses to back the 2019 referendum result it will undermine the peace process.

It comes after the resignations of two of the most senior government ministers who were "unseated" by the Tongan Legislative Assembly earlier this month.

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands' 2026 general election is off to the races.

The Solomon Islands prime minister has announced that a review of his country's security agreement with China has begun.

Northern Marianas tennis player Carol Lee won the Warsaw T-Mobile Polish Open in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday.

Ana Noovao also played for and coached the Cook Islands.

Fa'alogo Aganoa Jacoba Matapo, the world's first Pacific ECE professor, wants Aotearoa to become the region's education hub.

The nomination of candidates for the Tongatapu 2 and Niua seats will take place on 2 and 3 September, the country's electoral office says.