Anti-independence groups in New Caledonia say the date of the referendum on a new statute for the territory "is not an option but an engagement".

Solomon Islands is on track to host the 2023 Pacific Games, say visiting organisers.

The suspended Samoan opposition leader and his party secretary have been reinstated to Parliament.

The National University of Samoa recorded a loss of $4.72 million tala - about $US1.6 million - in the financial year to June 2021.

Volunteer rescuers in Papua New Guinea have run numerous airlifts to remote areas, trying to reach those still stranded two days after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake.

Government cars being held in Vanuatu, visa system causes confusion among Samoans, and PNG MP dies

The Kiribati opposition is planning to bring a motion of no confidence in the Government of President Taneti Maamau.

France's new Minister for Overseas Territories Jean Francois Carenco was told to 'find a Solution' to the impasse in New Caledonia.

The Pacific Islands Forum has started a diplomatic dialogue with Kiribati, in the hope of persuading it to return to the fold.

Deep sea mining could begin in the Pacific as early as this month, after regulators decided to allow The Metals Company to start mining the seafloor.

Fijian MP found guilty, voting begins in American Samoa, and Aircalin back in the air

Plans to hold a referendum in New Caledonia next year on a new statute for the territory are being deferred.

The dismantled pieces of a Chinese fishing vessel stuck on a reef in French Polynesia will end up in New Zealand.

Flags were flown at half-mast as Tonga joins the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the rest of the world in mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

Dumping of mining waste in Bismarck sea would be a threat to PNG coastal communities; France's junior Overseas Minister visits New Caledonia; New Caledonia's Customary Senate elects new President, and more

Vanuatu's Supreme Court this afternoon dismissed a constitutional application challenging the dissolution of parliament.

Flags are flying at half mast across the Pacific and leaders are paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who has died at the age of 96.

Isolated rural areas of Papua New Guinea have been hit hardest by the a 7.6 magnitude earthquake.