Monday 18 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
More huge waves are forecast for the Cook Islands, even as a clean-up is underway for damaged infrastructure and buildings in parts of the Cook Islands, American Samoa and French Polynesia.
Monday 18 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Vanuatu
Too much aid funding sent to Vanuatu has not reached those it was aimed at, Oxfam says, advocating a switch to in-person cash grants.
Monday 18 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
Don't be fooled by the big smile - weightlifter David Liti gets nervous when he walks out to the stage and doesn't mind admitting he's feeling pressure ahead of his second Commonwealth Games.
Friday 15 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Gender-issues, family violence and fostering women to leadership have been key themes at the Pacific Islands Forum summit, which brought together leaders and representatives from most Pacific Island countries.
Friday 15 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
Fifty stolen election ballot boxes must be returned, Papua New Guinea police have told candidates in Lagiap.
Friday 15 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
An unexpected weather event has damaged properties and flooded roads in the Cook Islands while French Polynesia is dealing with the aftermath of huge swells.
Thursday 14 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tahiti
French Polynesia is being battered by 8-9 metre swells.
Thursday 14 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has asked the rest of the Pacific Island nations to trust his country's reasons for having agreed to a security pact with China.
Thursday 14 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
The Pacific Islands Forum has launched a new longterm strategy to address present and future challenges faced by Pacific peoples.
Wednesday 13 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Tahiti
A senior French military commander says France should re-arm in the Pacific and consider restoring its forces to a level of 30 years ago.
Wednesday 13 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
The government has announced it will give $12.6 million to the Fiji Gender Action Programme to boost support and services for curbing violence against women.
Wednesday 13 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
United States vice-president Kamala Harris has assured Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting in Suva that Washington will "significantly deepen" its engagement in the region.
Wednesday 13 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Kiribati, Regional
Former Kiribati president Anote Tong suspects a major agreement is "cooking" between Beijing and Tarawa after the country's decision to quit the Pacific Islands Forum.
Tuesday 12 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Vanuatu
Vanuatu has declared an outbreak of malaria with hotspots on four different islands across four different provinces.
Tuesday 12 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The government is putting $10 million of its $1.3 billion climate aid fund towards conserving Pacific crop seeds and researching climate-resilient varieties.
Tuesday 12 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
The four Micronesian nations are "saddened" by Kiribati's shock decision to leave the Pacific Islands Forum regional body (PIF), the Federated States of Micronesia president says.
Tuesday 12 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
The United States has announced a suite of new commitments in an effort to boost its relations with Pacific Island countries during the Forum Leaders' Meeting taking place in Suva.
Monday 11 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Kiribati, Regional
Kiribati's sudden withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum without wider political discussion by the government is out of order, the country's opposition leader and its first president Sir Ieremia Tabai says.
Monday 11 July 2022 | Written by RNZ | Published in Marshall Islands, Regional
Majuro president David Kabua would have attended this week's first in-person meeting of Pacific Islands Forum leaders if members of his own government had not derailed an effort in February to undo legislatively-binding action to terminate the country's membership in the premier regional organisation.
Monday 11 July 2022 | Written by Sian Solomon | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
Papua New Guinea's caretaker prime minister James Marape has been re-elected as the MP for Tari-Pori in the country's Hela Province.