A human rights activist in Fiji is calling for the joint police-military taskforce on drugs to be disbanded, but the Fijian government says it does not support the call.

But while the rest of the Pacific is fair game, Republican Uifa'atali Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen says protected American Samoan waters should be off limits for fishing.

Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands are being advised to prepare for heavy rain, gusty winds, and rough seas a tropical disturbance approaches the region later this week.

Tūhura Otago Museum says its newly redeveloped Pacific Cultures gallery was redesigned with direct input from Pasifika communities.

A round-up of news from around the region, including Solomon Islands prime minister signalling a long-term departure from seasonal worker schemes.

A Fijian high chief has blasted a forum on the economy held in Suva last week, labelling it as a "talkfest" that featured "the author of our troubles" and excluded everyday people.

Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Niue and the Cook Islands unveil athletes for Glasgow Games which kick off in exactly five weeks' time.

The National Weather Service in Guam says a potential threat has emerged from Eastern Micronesia, where the system is moving west-northwest toward the Mariana Islands.

A conservation group has condemned Donald Trump's decision to allow commercial fishing in parts of the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument.

A New Zealand Army engineer honoured for his emergency response work in Vanuatu says locals "are just incredibly resilient".

A P-8A Poseidon crew located missing boats in Fijian and Kiribati waters.

More than two dozen political groups are running for a seat in New Caledonia's three provincial assemblies (North, South and the outer Loyalty Islands).

The country's Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister told RNZ Pacific he's expecting a report on the incident.

The Pacific Business Brief tracks the capital, trade and trends shaping the regional economy.

Fiji's High Court this week rejected Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's attempt to stall its ruling that the country's former anti-corruption chief Barbara Malimali was illegally sacked.