Laijipa Naulivou told local media that "this gay problem" was one of the reasons the women's national team was underperforming.

Two large saltwater crocodiles living in caged pits behind a café in Solomon Islands are set to be rehomed by a New Zealand animal charity.

The World Health Organisation is estimating about 9000 deaths and up to 15,000 new cases every year.

Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu, on his first day back to lead the force, told reporters on Monday that if they find evidence that their officers are implicated, "then we'll deal with it."

The country is facing political turmoil due to deep divisions within government factions, with some blaming the Samoan diaspora for the situation.

The former Fijian prime minister says Sitiveni Rabuka's idea to come clean about past coups was pointless.

Chief executive Andrew Minogue said that the PGC expects audit reports to be tabled within 12 months after a Pacific Games is completed.

Thomas Dunn and Sterling Vasconcellos have joined the Eastern Suburbs AFC in Auckland in search of opportunities to develop their football skills and talents.

Laijipa Naulivou, the first woman to captain the Fijian women's rugby team, told the Fiji Sun that "being gay for women in rugby" is something she opposed during her playing days.

A round-up of news in brief from French Pacific territories, including over 10,000 people leaving New Caledonia in 2024.

The People's Alliance Party has given the former Fiji Women and Children's Minister, who was sacked from Cabinet after the leak of a private video of her dancing naked, another chance.

The international advocacy group, Human Rights Watch, has put out a plea to Indonesia's President to stop human rights abuses in West Papua.

A US policy expert is calling Donald Trump's shut down of the United States Agency for International Development 'completely unprecedented' and alarming.

Victoria University academic Dr Iati Iati says the New Zealand Foreign Minister needed "to be a bit more humble" in deadling with the situation.

A Massey University academic says the uncertainty over the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will have implications for the Pacific region.

Fiji's Health Ministry has declared a dengue outbreak in the Western Division, with 200 cases recorded since the beginning of this year.

The initiative will allow essential services in all government ministries to remain open during the official lunch hour started on Monday.