The 81st sessions of the United Nations General Assembly will take place from 21 to 28 September, with several Pacific leaders set to be in attendance.

Concern is mounting among Fiji civil society over signs the government may extend the length of parliament in order to push through constitutional changes.

Vanuatu's cabinet has approved just over US$1 million in aid to communities in Penama Province affected by volcanic ashfall.

A round-up of news from around the region, including Vanuatu considering linking marine weather warnings to permissions for allowing varioius categories of vessels.

Flying Fijians interim head coach Senirusi Seruvakula may have coached his last match in the role.

Colin Hunt died in hospital the day after hitting his head while celebrating his 70th birthday at the Cashmere Club.

The newly-released report raises questions about the plant’s alarm systems - including whether alarms were sighted but not acted on, and that others weren’t programmed to trigger immediate pagers.

A phlebotomist, an administrator, three registered nurses and a nurse practitioner all resigned today after concerns extreme workloads were impacting patient safety.

Chris Hipkins says the party is committed to a capital gains tax instead.

Samira Basnet was ineligible for publicly-funded healthcare that could pay for life-saving surgery, but the community raised $30,000 in four days.