Almost half the population of Wallis and Futuna has been vaccinated against Covid-19.

Polling booths opened this morning for early voters in Samoa's general election.

The number of recorded Covid-19 infections in Papua New Guinea has passed 7,000, more than doubling in the past two weeks.

Vanuatu's main hospital has been told to stop discharging untreated sewage into Port Vila's Erakor Lagoon.

Almost a quarter of Fiji's troops abroad have contracted Covid-19.

A French Polynesian delegation has met the new leadership of the French compensation commission for the victims of France's nuclear weapons tests.

Some internal flights have restarted in New Caledonia after a four-week lockdown over a Covid-19 community outbreak ended last week.

The US Centers for Disease Control says the Northern Marianas is leading the nation in vaccination rates as 20 percent of its population in now fully vaccinated.

There has been another shark cull in New Caledonia after February's fatal attack near Noumea.

The embattled Northern Marianas casino operator Imperial Pacific has reached a deal that will ensure its assets are not sold off.

Pope Francis has appointed Father Paul Sundu as the new Bishop of the disocese of Kundiawa in Papua New Guinea.

Samoa first female Ombudsman has taken her oath of office after her appointment in February.

Over 100 tourists have descended on Palau to kick off the first travel bubble with Taiwan.

One of Fiji's largest shipping companies has been accused of falsifying safety documents amid police investigations into human trafficking and rights violations.

His brother was a New Zealand and Wellington rugby league legend but Andre Whittaker hopes to transform the sport from outside the white lines of the field.

Strengthening sexual and reproductive health education in Tonga as well as promoting gender equality are some of the recommendations outlined in a new report.

Toutai Kefu has been reappointed as coach of the Tongan rugby team until the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

The Solomon Islands government is committing the majority of its first shipment of vaccines to protecting communities living along the border with Papua New Guinea.