The announcement of New Caledonia's latest referendum on possible independence is already drawing the ire of many, less than a day after it was announced.

Medical and military personnel who have been infected with Covid-19 are not part of the frontline response teams, health officials said.

Fiji's rugby sevens teams will spend close to four months separated from their families in their bid to achieve Olympic glory.

The Pacific Kids' Learning team has just completed their pilot programme where they taught 50 Pasifika students in South Auckland how to create animation stories.

The Niue Finance Minister says fundamental economic changes are needed in the wake of the pandemic.

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

Samoa's caretaker Prime Minister and Prime Minister-elect met are set to meet again on Monday following on from Thursday afternoon's secretly-held negotiations.

More than 9000 students at the University of the South Pacific (USP) have not been able to access over 800 courses amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the USP said.

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.