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.
West Papua churches call for peace amid ongoing violence; Ten more community Covid cases in the CNMI; Don't ignore other health programmes: PNG health official; Court ruling upholds legality of Vanuatu government
Christchurch residents are on tenterhooks as they head into the weekend with four cases of Covid-19 in the community.
As COP26 is just a few days away, Pacific nations are now travelling to Glasgow, Scotland to attend and participate in the Annual Climate Conference that was postponed in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic that has gotten the entire world into a massive lockdown for almost 2 years.
A new study shows rising sea levels in the Marshall Islands will endanger 40 percent of buildings in Majuro, with 96 percent of the city likely to flood frequently.
Tonga's Prime Minister is urging people on the main island of Tongatapu to use the weekend to prepare for a potential lockdown next week after the Kingdom's first Covid-19 case was confirmed.
Nuclear proliferation risks in the Pacific could be heightened by a new security pact between the US, Britain and Australia, a regional watchdog says.
The government is revealing changes to MIQ today, with stays halving from 14 to seven days, followed by isolation at home for three days.
American Samoa population drops by 10 percent in a decade; Minute of silence for Covid victims to be held in French Polynesia; Resolution against nuclear weapons adopted at UN; Fiji's Rabuka confident of luring MPs
New Zealand's Council for International Development's annual conference focussed on humanitarian aid and its relationship with the Pacific Islands.
Armed conflict in West Papua has caused an exodus of displaced people into one of the most remote parts of neighbouring Papua New Guinea.
Fiji's target population mostly vaccinated; Tonga urges parents to get teenagers jabbed; Real action must come in Glasgow, says SPREP head; Manu Samoa star Va'ili pleads guilty
French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party has joined a march against the new law making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for healthcare staff and those working with the public.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is calling for concerted international action to support Papua New Guinea as a surge in Covid-19 cases overwhelms its health system.
Stay on mandatory vaccinations in New Caledonia; French Polynesian schools to teach nuclear legacy; Former Manu Samoa coach to stand for FAST; Vanuatu minister admits drink driving; and Samoa police saying little about long time escapee
The Pacific is likely to experience a rare double dip La Niña in the coming months.
Papua New Guinea media reports paint a grim, ongoing picture of full morgues due to the surge in Covid-19 cases.
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China will set up a fund to help Pacific Island countries defeat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Helicopters out of action; officer suspended over forgery allegations; and baby found dead in car
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS party has called for "non-participation" in the independence referendum on December 12.
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama will move Ratu Wiliame Katonivere's name on Friday in Parliament to be the next President.