Twenty-seven people in Tonga breach home quarantine rules, Pacific communities in Hawaii get funding in the fight against Covid-19, and more.

New Zealand's prime minister says her government will do what it can to encourage Micronesian countries to stay in the Pacific Islands Forum.

Vanuatu's opposition leader has urged countries who support Pacific regionalism to take action to help stop Micronesia leaving the Pacific Forum.

The New Zealand Samoan rugby player Michael Fatialofa has criticised former club Worcester Warriors for failing to pay his outstanding medical bills.

A major Liquefied Natural Gas project has been given the greenlight to proceed in Papua New Guinea.

There have been two more Covid-19 related deaths in French Polynesia bringing total fatalities to 135.

The new CEO of Wellington Rugby League says the future of the game is with Maori and Pasifika communities.

Reform of the Pacific Islands Forum is a realistic solution to the standoff between Micronesia and the rest of the region, a former head of the Pacific Community says.

The former sports administrator Peter Tsiamalili Jr has won the election for the Bougainville regional seat in Papua New Guinea's parliament.

The five Micronesian member states of the Pacific Island Forum have decided to quit the organisation in response to last week's appointment of a Cook Islander as the new Secretary General.

Heavy gales forecast for Tonga, New Caledonia pilot tests positive for Covid-19, four people in quarantine in Wallis and Futuna have returned positive Covid-19 tests, and more.

Fiji's opposition National Federation Party says Fiji's credibility as a leading state in the region is at stake over the government's deportation of the USP vice-chancellor.

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.

A 69-year-old man in Samoa has pleaded not guilty on two counts of murder and one count each of possession of unlawful weapon and armed with a dangerous weapon.

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.