Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is noncommittal about resigning after another u-turn over the sacked former head of the anti-corruption commission.

Hilda Heine says drug users in the Marshall Islands "are not being prosecuted as much as I'd like to see", but warned that authorities are "serious about catching them".

Since launching in 1993, the festival has grown into a major cultural event, drawing a large, diverse array of crowds each year.

TVNZ's 1News Pacific correspondent has released a new memoir looking back at over thirty years of reporting in the region.

Filmmakers behind a new doco on deforestation devastation in Papua say the world should take note.

The Pacific Business Brief tracks the capital, trade and trends shaping the regional economy. Published on RNZ Pacific weekly on Fridays.

United Nations experts say they "are gravely concerned" about attempts to block the resolution on the International Court of Justice opinion from being considered at the UN General Assembly.

Moana Pasifika player 'Ola Tauelangi believes the side will need to just focus on their own game plan if they are to do well against the Blues on Sunday.

The Fijian Drua will play their first game on their third home ground, the 4R Stadium in Ba, when they host the Brumbies on Saturday.

Visitors from Pacific countries will pay lower fees to get a visa, but only temporarily.

The prime minister has announced he will visit Samoa and Tonga later this week, for what will be the government's first comprehensive engagements with two new leaders.

An American right-wing think tank is proposing a "Pacific Charter" that advocates for a greater United States presence in the region.

The Papua New Guinean PM has warned the country's lawmakers that they cannot chest-beat as leaders if they are abusing their wives at home.

The speculation surrounding his All Blacks appointment became so overwhelming, Fa'alogo Tana Umaga had to turn off his phone.

A round-up of news from around the region, including US$160,000 in response to the minor eruption in Vanuatu.

There were tears and cheers as the crowd stood, awarding a standing ovation to the cast of the 'Music Portrait of a Humble, Disabled Samoan'.

A round-up of sports news from around the region, including a review at the Fiji Rugby Union.

The Samoan government has ordered a 300-metre radius ban around the Royal New Zealand Navy vessel, saying it poses significant risks to divers, fisherman and small craft.