New Zealand has quietly scrapped plans to open new Pacific worker pathways in the meat and seafood processing sectors, documents released under the Official Information Act show.

As Sitiveni Rabuka's administration enters its final year before the next general election, his coalition is the latest in a line of governments that have failed to deliver, a Fijian expert says.

Global weather forecasting models predict that a tropical disturbance northeast of Vanuatu could turn into the first cyclone of the season.

A new date for the 2026 general election is yet to be decided.

The ongoing high costs of living are prompting some families to turn to backyard killing of animals.

The citizenship-by-investment programme is the biggest single revenue earner for Vanuatu's government.

The concerns were raised at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing in Washington.

A strong sense of purpose is pumping through the Moana Pasifika squad as they prepare for the upcoming Super Rugby campaign.

A senior government MP, whose son-in-law is facing charges along with several others for importing more than 2.6 tonnes of cocaine, says it's been "a deeply unsettling experience".

A round-up of news from around the region, including Samoa's opposition leader charged with defamation.

The Women's T20 World Cup will be held in England and Wales in June and early July.

The country's head of state says the Hongqi H9, a China-made vehicle brand, "would benefit the nation and especially the high office".

The ministry has lost nearly NZ$36 million in government funding, but its chief executive says the budget cut does not affect delivery of support.

Papali'i Sia Figiel, 58, who was being held at the island's main correctional facility awaiting her next court hearing in relation to a murder charge, was found dead in a jail cell on Monday.

Typhoid is transmitted by ingesting water and food contaminated by faeces or urine of patients or animal carriers.

The Palau National Congress (Olbiil Era Kelulau) sat for a rare three-day session to advance and pass a bill to introduce sweeping amendments to immigration laws.