Sitiveni Rabuka says he is confident of securing the votes needed to push the 150-page bill toward a referendum, as parliament debates changes to Fiji's constitution.

Tropical Storm Choi-Wan has brought strong winds and heavy rain to Saipan, forcing schools and government offices in to close and causing several power outages.

The Journalists Association of Samoa is demanding answers over the removal of a journalist's camera and the deletion of photographs taken while she was covering a public event.

Fiji has one of the fastest-growing HIV rates in the world, with the government declaring an HIV emergency last month as one in 60 Fijian adults is now living with the virus.

Super Rugby Pacific champions have boosted their squad by keeping Fehi Fineanganofo and the arrival of Tupou Ta'eiloa.

The Northern Mariana Islands leaders say a struggling economy and damage caused by typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi have placed enormous pressure on people and the economy.

An environmental group in American Samoa is taking legal action against the United States government over its plans for deep-sea mining near the territory'.

A Nadi-based lawyer says the disappearance of nearly 40kg of cocaine from a Fiji High Court evidence vault could complicate the criminal case for which the drugs were seized.

The Solomon Islands delegation supported 140 out of 181 recommendations from the country's most recent Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Pacific Island contingents are finalising their preparations for the upcoming 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Daka, Senegal.

Political parties, candidates and Members of Parliament gearing up towards Fiji's upcoming general elections have been encouraged to adhere to strict campaign rules.

The island nation, one of the world's smallest, has had 10 substantive governors-general - all of them men - since gaining independence on 1 October 1978.

A traditional dance workout is helping Cook Islands women lead healthier lives.

The country's police chief says 27 statements have been taken as investigators track nearly 40kg of missing cocaine bars replaced with flour at the Suva High Court.

Pacific Island leaders pulled no punches on the climate crisis at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this month.

The Northern Mariana Islands is losing about 1000 people a year because of a lack of economic opportunities, a senior Commonwealth official has told US federal officials.

The Fiji-based franchise is tightening spending, including pausing plans to seek additional private investment, to ensure the club says financially viable.