In an exclusive interview with RNZ Pacific, US Ambassador to the Cook Islands Jared Novelly said the port upgrade in the northern Cook Islands would be "an extreme maritime benefit".

A New Zealand national and a Samoan national have been charged by Samoa Police in relation to the alleged shooting murder of a suspected gangleader in Vietnam in May.

Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni said Pacific Island Forum countries would be allowed in on an NZeTA for three months at a time, like 61 other countries, if the government changes.

The New Zealand government website SafeTravel has warned people travelling to Fiji to avoid activities that could increase their risk of HIV infection.

Vanuatu's Maritime Affairs commissioner says "some needs to be held responsible" and is seeking criminal charges against the captain and owners of the MV Matui.

The French territory joins New Zealand in qualifying for next year's FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco.

Fiji Police have launched an investigation after several blocks of cocaine that were being held at the Suva High Court as exhibits in a high-profile drug case went missing.

The Fiji-based franchise will also host Super Rugby Pacific defending champions, the Hurricanes, in Suva in April next year.

Tuvalu's Foreign Affairs Minister Paulson Panapa has met with Taiwan president Lai Ching-te this week.

Papua New Guinea's trade minister claims he warned the Indian mining company that was attacked at Panguna on Sunday not to invest in Bougainville.

The tournament director at the first-ever Oceania Women's Handball Championship believes Fiji, Cook Islands and Kiribati are on the right path in the sport.

The top two teams at the Oceania qualifier in Nuku'alofa will book their tickets for the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney.

The incident happened at Naharahau village in the Wainoni area of the Makira-Ulawa Province on Sunday.

Fiji's Health Minister Dr Atonio Lalabalavu has formally declared a national HIV emergency in the country.

China hands Vanuatu VU$11 million (approximately NZ$155,000) to help recovery efforts following the Ambae volcanic emergency and MV Matui ferry disaster, the Vanuatu government says.

NZ Rugby has urged the NRL to reconsider the name of the PNG Chiefs.

A US foreign policy think tank is proposing a major shift in America's military strategy in Asia that would put at the centre of Washington's regional military posture.

Vanuatu's Prime Minister Jotham Napat has cancelled his trip to the United Nations General Assembly this week, as the search for survivors from the ferry disaster continues.