Rescue teams in French Polynesia have recovered four bodies from the rubble of a major landslide on French Polynesia's main island of Tahiti.

The K$30.9 billion spending plan, unveiled earlier this week, has been characterised by analysts as highly political and aligned with next year's election cycle.

The Republic of Fiji Military Forces has offered a formal traditional apology to the country's Great Council of Chiefs for its role in past political turmoil.

The Marshall Islands government announced its universal basic income system on Wednesday, with blockchain as its main mode of delivery.

Nauru has celebrated a decision by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development that may have saved it from losing tens of millions in aid.

A round-up of news from around the region, including new meth laws in Solomon Islands.

A round-up of sports news from around the region, including Samoa and Tonga to comepete in the first World Rugby Nations Cup.

Authorities say the search and rescue operation could last up to two days following a landslide that struck several houses in the small town of Afaahiti-Taravao.

The 2026 Budget totals K30.9 billion (approximately NZ$12.4 million) in expenditure, up from K28.3b this year, framed as a continuation of the country's long-term repair plan.

"The cost of violence is not only emotional - it is national."

Acting secretary of health Roana Mataitini says the test results came back negative from New Zealand.

Over 700 paddlers from around the world are in Rarotonga this week to compete in the biggest week of paddling on the Cook Islands sporting calendar.

A controversial Commission of Inquiry into Barbara Malimali's appointment alleged that she spread confidential voter information while on the job.

The Samoan man was arrested and charged with importing 1.4kg of methamphetamine hidden inside a box of frozen chicken on Saturday.

The Ministry of Health says the traveller, who is a close contact of a New Zealand measles case, arrived in the country on 22 November.