New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says Pacific people "want a fair go" and he is committed to helping them get easier access to Aotearoa.

The Governor General has shared a message from the King Charles to Tokelau on the 100th anniversary of the constitutional relationship with New Zealand.

Health Minister Elias Kapavore says Papua New Guinea currently has five cases of children paralysed by polio.

The United States has designated two high-profile public office holders from Palau and the Marshall Islands for "significant corruption", the US Department of State says.

Restrictions are in place until the end of March, due to typhoid's maximum incubation period of 60 days.

People deported to the Marshall Islands from the United States face a tough road to survival.

Fiji Women's Rights Movement has told a parliamentary committee the country should introduce a 12-day paid menstruation leave for female workers as part of labour law reform.

The petition wants visitors from six Pacific nations to be treated the same as travellers from 60 other countries.

The 23-year-old, of Niuean and New Zealand heritage, is a midfielder for South Island United playing in the OFC Pro League.

The company said they are cooperating with authorities in the investigation.

The Tongan prime minister says his administration is focusing on "hundreds of outcomes" in its "ambitious first 100 days", aiming to create "a more effective, lean and efficient public service".

A round-up of news from around the region, including Solomon Airlines and Qantas battling for airspace.

Wellington Pasifika Festival, a major gathering for Pacific communities in Aotearoa's capital, celebrates culture, language and belonging.

The Cook Islands declared a dengue outbreak in May 2025.

The Seahawks' running back George Holani was born in Auckland and lived in Onehunga before his family migrated to the US.

The mural, painted on private property in the village of San Jose and associated with the grassroots group Marianas for Palestine, was defaced last week.

The results of the 2026 Tokelau general election have been returned, after voters went to the polls on Thursday.