Having lost two earlier matches to England and France, the Fijians were glad of the win to end their three-match European tour.

The parents of six-week-old Tom and Sawong are desperate for their boys to be surgically separated, despite previous medical advice against it.

But La'aulialemalietoa Polataivao Leuatea Schmidt says "I have far more better duties to serve Samoa" than respond to Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi.

The conference, which closed on Thursday, brought together more than 3000 attendees from around the globe to Auckland.

Australia and the Pacific had most of the support to host the UN climate meeting, but the process meant if there was no resolution with Türkiye, the default city of Bonn would have hosted the meeting.

Caretaker Prime Minister Dr Aisake 'Eke has retained his seat in parliament for another term, winning his Tongatapu 5 constituency by nearly three-quarters of the electorate vote.

The French territory will take on Jamaica in the play-off tournament semifinal. If they win, they will play Democratic Republic of Congo for a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

In the past 12 months, three empty vessels - bearing the hallmarks of boats used by Mexican and South American drug lords - have been found floating near the Solomon Islands.

The lead Pacfic campaigner for Greenpeace Australia Pacific says the fire ended up burning a hole through the ceiling.

A round-up of sports news from around the region, including Flying Fijian Lekima Tagitagivalu nominated for try of the year.

Tonga's head coach believes despite their recent losses to Argentina and the All Blacks, Scotland will be tough to beat at home.

Another founding member of the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front has formally split from the indigenous pro-independence movement.

An executive member of the Journalists Association of Samoa says Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa's decision to ban the Samoa Observer from press conferences came as a shock.

A round-up of news from around the region, including formal negotiations between Vanuatu and France on sovereignty over Umaenupne and Umaeneg islands.

A health leader has labelled the latest Pasifika smoking rates "totally unacceptable", despite the New Zealand government celebrating them.

The Pew Charitable Trust believes the Pacific Tuna Commission needs to do more on port side measures in order to reduce illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the region.