The devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Vanuatu on Monday, claiming the lives of at least 14 people and injuring more than 200, has sent shockwaves around the world, with Ni-Vanuatuans residing in Rarotonga praying for the safety of their loved ones at home.
The Niue Community and Friends Inc, Society were overwhelmed to finally host their Groundbreaking ceremony for their Fale Niue Kūki ʻĀirani hostel in Tupapa.
There has been a surge in Covid-19 cases in French Polynesia, with 179 new cases reported over the last five days.
Fiji's government has warned of a rise in diseases with the potential to prove deadlier than Tropical Cyclone Cody which hit the country on Monday.
New Caledonia's health authorities say half of Covid-19 infections are now of the Omicron variant, which was detected for the first time in the middle of last week.
French Polynesia's newest domestic airline has started recruiting staff in the hope of launching flights in April.
An estimated 1,000 people in New Caledonia joined a protest march against the government's policies to fight the pandemic.
The High Court in Fiji was told a former New Zealand resident charged with multiple murders had planned to bring his victims to Aotearoa.
The president of New Caledonia's Southern Province said she will support Emmanuel Macron in April's French presidential election.
Tonga's King King Tupou VI will open the first session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga this morning.
New Zealand is being urged to heed the lessons from Australia's Covid-19 testing debacle in the event of a similar explosion in Omicron cases in Aotearoa.
The Australian Government is assisting its citizens stranded in Fiji who also claimed they were mistreated by the locals after testing positive to Covid-19 when they arrived in the Pacific Island nation on Boxing Day.
Police and maritime officials in the Solomon Islands have found the body of a woman they believe is one of 14 people missing at sea since New Year's Day.
The US Army ignored agreed-to Covid prevention rules for entry into the Marshall Islands this week and the result was the first border cases of Covid in the Marshall Islands in over a year.
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Fiji has reported two deaths and 580 new cases of Covid-19 as health officials confirmed a third wave of both the Omicron and Delta variants in the community.
Fiji has reported one death and 309 new cases of Covid-19 in the community - 194 of them confirmed in the 24 hours to 8am on Wednesday.
Seventeen people have been recognised in the Queen's New Year's honours for their services to Pacific communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.
New Zealand's highest run scorer in international cricket Ross Taylor will retire from the Black Caps at the end of the summer.
Tonga's new Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni has announced his new 12-member Cabinet and the two Governors for Vava'u and Ha'apai.
With Roger Federer already ruled out of the Australian Open it would be a "disaster" if Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal do not turn up for the first Grand Slam of the year, Nick Kyrgios said, adding that the sport needs the 'Big Three' to continue playing.
Health authorities in Fiji have stepped up travel protocols as cases of Covid-19 dramatically increase in the country which reopened to international visitors on 1 December.