Fiji's deportation of USP Vice-Chancellor and ongoing uncertainty at the regional university has some council members pondering a move to Samoa.

More than 10,000 people in the CNMI vaccinated, Samoa authorities seize meth shipment, Lucas causes major damage in New Caledonia, and more.

The Cook Islands government has declared a dengue outbreak after eight cases were confirmed.

Fiji authorities have detained the vice-chancellor of the University of the South Pacific and are to deport him today.

New Zealand's government has offered some assurance for Pacific leaders in the region on their plans for the Covid-19 vaccine.

The former Cook Islands Prime Minister is the new Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum after a marathon meeting.

A coalition government in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific has collapsed after pro-independence politicians resigned, citing persistent economic issues and unrest over the sale of nickel assets.

Amnesty International is challenging Nauru to walk the talk when it comes to transparency about its Human Rights situation.

The huge clean up has started in Fiji following the recent cyclone, but thousands of Fijians are still in evacuation centres.

A reconciliation over a conflict over four decades old has taken place in Vanuatu's north between local chiefs on Santo Island and the national government.

A Samoan social worker is to embarking on a research project looking at Pacific sexual health educational resources for New Zealand primary school teachers.

Former Vanuatu PM avoids jail, Samoa village bans all political billboards, Amnesty International challenges Nauru on lack of transparency, and more.

The head of the Papuan People's Assembly says it has rejected Indonesia's plans on special autonomy for his region.

The drought has broken in the northern Cook Islands.

While there are no cases of Covid-19 in Tokelau, confirmed cases in managed isolation in Samoa have caused widespread alarm in New Zealand's most remote territory.

American Samoa's governor, Lemanu Peleti Mauga has made it mandatory to wear masks and social distancing in both public and private sector.

Tonga is not participating in the latest iteration of the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme in New Zealand due to repatriation and quarantine difficulties.

It's been an emotional, exciting and tiring day in American Samoa as the territory received its first Covid-19 repatriation flight from Honolulu.