There are worrying signs of a deadly Covid-19 outbreak in a Papua New Guinea province that sits on the border with Indonesia.

Elected MPs in Samoa's opposition Human Rights Protection Party have been banned from attending tomorrow's opening session of parliament.

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, says nothing can be pre-determined on the question of independence for Bougainville.

The Solomon Islands men's futsal team is hoping to break new ground at this month's World Cup in Lithuania.

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A sold out crowd of 15,000 were on hand to watch the Lae Snax Tigers be crowned Papua New Guinea's domestic rugby league champions for the fourth time in six years.

More than 700 people living in Fiji's remote islands have been infected with Covid-19, health authorities said.

Samoa's former prime minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and his HRPP party say they will strongly defend themselves against contempt of court charges.

Another 13 people with Covid-19 in French Polynesia have died, raising the death toll to 551.

The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands has called on the population to take seriously the threat from climate change.

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The Oceania Paralympic Committee is calling on Olympic committees in the Pacific to do more to support their Paralympic counterparts.

One of the positive cases from the Assemblies of God Church of Samoa cluster has shared his experience of recuperating from Covid-19 while in quarantine with his family of eight.

Five more people have died from Covid-19 in Fiji amid 179 new cases, health authorities said.

New Zealand has opted to take a cautious approach to Fiji's future travel initiatives as the Pacific island nation prepares to reopen its borders amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

New Caledonia has recorded its first death of the Covid-19 pandemic.

French Polynesia has reported another three Covid-19-related deaths but the health authorities say the latest wave appears to have peaked.

The Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league team are hoping to leave it all out on the field this weekend, when they play their final match in the 2021 Intrust Super Cup season.