Today marks 50 years to the day that six Pacific Islanders grouped together in central Auckland to form the Polynesian Panther Party.

In New Zealand, youth climate change movement School Strike 4 Climate Auckland has declared itself as racist, and disbanded, but young activists say going silent isn't the answer.

A US Appeals Court has overturned an earlier ruling that could have seen US citizenship imposed on American Samoans.

South Auckland GP Api Talemaitoga says he's happy Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy has dropped but wants pensioners to step up and do their bit for the community by getting immunised.

A leading pro-independence politician in New Caledonia has been fined and handed a suspended prison sentence, and a Kanak leader has fired back against allegations of abuse of power and forgery.

A group of New Zealand retirement village workers are helping Fijian families affected by Covid-19.

One death and a record 116 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Fiji.

Having to navigate her way in a place where te ao Māori wasn't at the forefront of her everyday life was difficult for New Zealand netball representative Tiana Metuarau.

Cryptocurrency is not legal tender in Tonga, the country's National Reserve Bank has said.

A record number of Samoan weightlifters qualify for the Olympics, removal of petrol-contaminated soil begins in American Samoa and Northern Mariana firefighters sue over firings for not following Covid-19 vaccination rules.

Samoa's FAST party has held on to the first of the seats being contested after the April election.

The Cook Islands opposition has accused the government of being fiscally irresponsible, saying the country is moving from being broke to being very broke.

The Vanuatu parliament has elected Seule Simeon as the new speaker just hours after Gracia Shadrack resigned from the position.

The Flying Fijians have announced a 33-man squad to compete against the All Blacks next month.

Vaccines against Covid-19 in French Polynesia are being made available for children aged 12 and older.

Fiji seeks Australian help to modify Covid-19 strategy; Wallis vaccination uptake still low; CNMI offers US$500 worth of travel vouchers for tourists, and more.

A former president of New Caledonia Harold Martin has been given a suspended one-month jail sentence over a conflict of interest in a land sale.

Ten people have died in Fiji after testing positive for Covid-19 since March 2020, authorities said.