Papua New Guinea's prime minister has urged the nation to appreciate the gravity of the Bougainville decision before parliament.

Bougainville's leader accepted an offer from an Indian firm to cover the cost of his wife's life-saving kidney transplant before signing a major mining deal, an investigative non-profit says.

New Caledonia's President Milakulo Tukumuli on Monday outlined the urgent issues facing the French Pacific territory.

A fisherman from a remote island in the Cook Islands feared for his life after a reef fishing trip led to a mysterious package he initially thought were mutilated human remains or a bomb.

Saula Ma'u couldn't hold back the tears after achieving his dream of becoming an All Black.

An immigration detainee being held at the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Corrections died early Sunday, authorities say.

The Pacific Games Council is taking legal advice after a Solomon Islands High Court ruling found that the 2023 Games hosting authority breached public finance laws.

PNG's Central Province is feeling the brunt of prolonged drought caused by the El Niño weather phase.

The figure represents an increase of about 22 percent since the country's first election under the 2013 Constitution, which Fiji's coalition government is seeking to replace.

Sources have told RNZ Pacific that the 13 passengers on board ended up stuck in the water for nearly half an hour, many without lifejackets, waiting for the other boat to pick them up.

Maori Pomeroy Farrell, a 17-year-old little-known aquatic diver, has put Fiji on the global map at the World Junior Diving Championships in Croatia.

There will be no changes to Samoa's current international rugby schedule as discussions on the future management of the game in Samoa continues.

The Northern Mariana Islands' public school system is struggling to retain teachers as a worsening budget crunch forces it to leave vacancies unfilled and educators look elsewhere.

Australian and New Zealand travel industry bodies are urging Fiji to delay a new 5 percent tourism tax, saying travellers with existing bookings could face unexpected additional costs.

The Autonomous Bougainville Government is urging people to prepare for a prolonged drought linked to El Niño.

The 2023 Pacific Games audit report will be handed to Solomon Islands Police for investigation, Solomon Islands Auditor-General David Teika Dennis has confirmed.

Fiji's lawmakers have repealed a 2010 law that opened all surfing breaks to public access, despite opposition criticism that the replacement legislation is "flawed".