Five months after the April 9th election Samoa's FAST party government has finally begun its first parliamentary session today.

The Pacific Islands Forum is asking if financing to combat climate change is on the right track.

Westpac forced to continue to operate its banks in Fiji and PNG; One of the world's largest planes lands in Fiji, and more.

Fiji's opposition Social Democratic Liberal Party is calling on the Government to boost its Covid-19 vaccination programs in the remote areas amid a surge in infections.

More than 350 Cook Islanders could be home by the end of next week, if Auckland's Covid-19 alert level status is relaxed.

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

For the first time in the 59 years of Samoan independence, the Parliament grounds have been barricaded for a session of the House.

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.

Climate finance under review in the Pacific; Kiribati tourism prepares for reopening; Samoa corrections officers dismissed after jailbreak; and more.

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

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.

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.

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