The Marshall Islands must withdraw from the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) to maintain its integrity, according to senior opposition MP David Paul.

The Speaker of Fiji's parliament has rejected calls from the opposition to debate the deportation of the University of the South Pacific's vice-chancellor, professor Pal Ahluwalia.

The governments of PNG and Bougainville have settled on the total amount of money the former owes the latter, as post-referendum talks advance.

There are signs Fiji's deportation of the University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor was engineered to avoid his contract being given better security.

French Polynesia's president says he hopes last week's border closure ordered by Paris because of the Covid-19 pandemic won't exceed three months.

Palau's National Congress has voiced its support for the president's decision to withdraw the country from the Pacific Islands Forum.

Samoa's government is considering tougher penalties for drug traffickers, PNG covid-19 cases close in on 900, and more.

The Papua New Guinea Hunters rugby league team's departure to Australia has been delayed again after one person tested positive for Covid-19.

Legislation to create penalties for 'revenge pornography' is to come before the Northern Marianas House of Representatives.

Covid-19 related travel restrictions in Samoa have led to a nine-month backlog of bodies at the mortuary as it awaits the services of a forensic pathologist.

New Caledonia's international airline has carried out a pleasure flight for more than 100 passengers keen to take to the skies.

All 159 travellers in quarantine at American Samoa's Tradewinds hotel have tested negative for coronavirus.

Micronesian leaders are to meet on Monday and agree a united response to the snub of their preferred candidate as Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General.

There's a brown, bi-cultural generation changing the face of New Zealand, but it's not without struggle.

Dr Giulio Masasso Tu'ikolongahau Paunga has been appointed acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific following a full day USP Council meeting today.

Palau's president says it is preparing to leave the Pacific Islands Forum, the region's premier political and economic policy organisation.

MPs in the Marshall Islands parliament have called for re-evaluating, but not dropping, ties to the Pacific Islands Forum amid a growing split at the regional body.

Vanuatu public prosecutor files against a former PM again, another major Chinese proposal for PNG's Daru emerges, and more.