Fijian authorities have confirmed 28 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total number of active cases to 349.

Samoa's former prime minister and prime minister-elect met on Thursday afternoon as part of secretly-held negotiations about the transition to a new national government.

The US Secretary of State has warned Pacific leaders about increasing threats and coercion in the region, in a veiled swipe at China's growing influence.

Fiji's government says there's no need to declare an emergency, despite a growing number of cases of Covid-19.

Opinion - law lecturer Dylan Asafo argues the Samoan Court of Appeal has made an incorrect decision in making its ruling about how the law protects the proportion of women in the Samoan parliament.

Sāmoan authors say their language is more than just a means of communication, but also a way to build confidence and identity, and an important step to writing past wrongs.

Fiji are set to feature in a new Rugby Sevens tournament later this month, to help boost team preparations ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in July.

As Fiji responds to an ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, almost all travel to the main island of Viti Levu from other islands within Fiji has been shut down.

A petition asking the NZ government to apologise for the Dawn Raids closes soon, Vanuatu's new criminal defamation law enters into force, and Guam calls for US recognition of Samoa's newly elected government.

Samoa have selected homegrown squads for the men's and women's Final Olympic Sevens Qualifying Tournaments in Monaco at the end of the month.

Vanuatu Cricket has joined forces with the police to highlight the issue of cyber violence in the country.

The Vanuatu Government walked out of parliament for a second time this week on Wednesday.

Cook Islands environmental campaigner, Andy Kirkwood, says Rarotonga is facing what he calls a 'sludge crisis.'

Fiji police will not comment on a video that claims to be an eyewitness account of a fight on a fishing ship leading to the death of a crew member, and others jumping overboard.

Twelve people have been arrested over an alleged terrorist plot to attack an archbishop and police stations in the Indonesian province of Papua, local police officials said.

The leaders of Samoa's two rival political parties finally have found something to agree on since the 9 April general elections - they will meet.

Fiji's case count since its most recent Covid-19 outbreak began in April this year is now over 300.

The Catholic Archbishop in Samoa has lashed out at the country's HRPP party, saying the country is sliding into dictatorship.