Non-government organisations are frustrated with the Cook Islands government seabed mineral consultations that are being held in New Zealand, calling for a 10-year moratorium to allow for independent research and capacity building within the Cook Islands.
The University of the South Pacific Students’ Association (USPSA) from 14 campuses spanning 12 member countries convened in Rarotonga yesterday representing the voice of 14,000 students.
The number of candidates in next Thursday's election in Tonga has dropped. This is on top of one of the shortest candidate lists in Tongan history - at 75. But one candidate has since died and another two have stepped aside to help their colleagues.
The hosts of this year's UN climate change summit want to make sure their commitment to the Pacific region is clear.
The French High Commissioner in New Caledonia Patrice Faure has just announced the December 12 date for the independence referendum will be maintained.
Police have arrested 124 people in Tonga for offences that broke Covid-19 restriction rules put in place for a week long lockdown.
Pasifika in Christchurch say they were skipped over in city council consultation for a major stadium project, and it's not the first time.
Women are still missing at the top climate table, warns a human rights lawyer from the Pacific.
The boat used by American paralympian Angela Madsen on her ill-fated attempt in mid-2020 to paddle solo from California to Hawaii has washed up on a remote atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Tuvalu looking at worst case scenarios; Samoa police net massive drug haul; Samoa's ruling FAST party to conduct audit of govt finances;
Fiji has reopened its international borders after covid closed them almost two years ago.
Former Cook Islands international sevens rugby union player Kairan Mahia, 29, is in an induced coma in ICU at Royal Perth Hospital after he was allegedly hit from behind in a brutal assault on Sunday morning in Australia.
The COP26 climate talks have heard that the Pacific Island region will need to contend with the loss of Pacific tuna stocks which are under threat from climate change.
Tuvalu's Prime Minister, Kausea Natano, didn't mince his words as he told world leaders at COP26 about the grim reality of the climate crisis for his country.
West Papuan highlights deforestation at major demo in the UK; New Caledonia cancels domestic flights for three weeks; Bougainville MP John Tabinam dies
It's a case of third time lucky for Tahiti after winning the bid to host the 2027 Pacific Games.
The New Zealand Foreign Minister says the country's new Pacific policy is about a partnered approach. Nanaia Mahuta's focus on resilience is the follow up to the Pacific Reset set up three years ago.
The Vanuatu government is unhappy with France after French fishing vessels were spotted fishing illegally near Aneityum, and the Matthew and Hunter islands.
The Pacific is facing severe effects of climate change and these are only likely to intensify, a round-table on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) has been told.
Vanuatu Public Service relaxes compulsory vaccination requirement; Nine more Covid cases in Marianas
Parents in Fiji have been assured it's safe for their children to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
The New Zealand Government is further stepping up its relationship with Pacific nations.