Sailors from Tahiti edged over Rarotonga, proving to be very competitive taking out first place in both the Lasers and the Optimist classes, winning the 2024 sailing challenge overall trophy.
Former Cook Islands prime minister and secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, has been confirmed as the first Cook Islander appointed to the East-West Center Board of Governors based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Fijian Drua have made history, defeating the Melbourne Rebels 31-26 in Queensland for their first-ever Super Rugby win.
The French president Emmanuel Macron has secured the endorsement of 91 special electors in French Polynesia to help register as a candidate in next month's presidential election.
A Cook Islands resort owner says he is standing by his decision to ban all Russians as a protest against the Ukraine invasion.
The cricket world is in shock after the sudden death of Shane Warne, one of the greatest players of the sport.
Solomon Islands police have launched an internal investigation into allegations that officers patrolling the PNG border assaulted fishermen from Bougainville.
A leading West Papuan activist is comparing the plight of his region to that of the crisis in Ukraine.
Many of the impacts of global warming are now simply "irreversible" according to the UN's latest assessment.
The Marshall Islands is today remembering those affected by nuclear testing in their country.
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has returned to the country after spending more than two months at a Melbourne hospital recovering from a heart surgery.
Two-time Olympic shot put champion Dame Valerie Adams has confirmed her retirement from international competition.
Cook Islands has joined the growing voice of countries condemning Russia’s attack and the unnecessary loss of innocent lives in the Ukraine.
When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano erupted in Tonga on January 15, it caused a communications blackout that left the country without internet and no international phone service.
The invasion of Ukraine is likely to have a signficant impact on the Pacific, warns a senior USP academic.
For Aotearoa to be inclusive, it needs to acknowledge the issues faced by the Pasifika rainbow community who is greatly overlooked, says a senior Pacific academic.
The Cook Island government has extended the wage subsidy for March as businesses feel the pinch due to an underwhelming number of New Zealand tourists.
The former All Black and rugby league player Va'aiga Tuigamala has died, aged 52.
Five more people have died from leptospirosis in Fiji this year, taking the death toll to 19.
The onus of showing a negative Covid test falls on travellers to the Cook Islands. A negative test with a time stamp must be shown before travellers can board any flights to Rarotonga.
West Papua human rights defender Victor Yeimo was formally indicted on charges of treason at the Jayapura District Court on Monday.
People in American Samoa are in disbelief after the discovery of its first Covid-19 case in the community.