New Caledonia has elected a pro-independence government, its first since 1999.

Fiji is continuing to push for a travel bubble between its major tourist markets Australia and New Zealand.

PNG's Prime Minister has backed Micronesia's leaders and called for regional solidarity in the wake of the Pacific Islands Forum leadership split.

Fiji reviews Agreement on Establishment of Pacific Islands Forum; over 500 students from a Vanuatu primary school are sent home following a series of earthquakes; there's another case of Covid in the CNMI and more.

The PNG Rugby Football League has confirmed the permanent appointment of Stanley Hondina as Chief Executive for a three year term.

Fiji's government has claimed there were various breaches of a work permit which led to the deportation of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific.

The Samoa government is being accused of ignoring mass vaccination advice from its own medical experts ahead of the deadly measles epidemic in 2019.

MP calls for compassion while local councillor offers advice to workers.

At least five people have died from an outbreak of leptospirosis, dengue fever and typhoid diseases in Fiji since January.

The Congress of New Caledonia could be poised to elect the territory's first pro-independence government.

PNG has reported 10 new cases of Covid-19, increasing the country's total confirmed infections to 955.

More than a thousand people fully vaccinated against Covid in French Polynesia; Amiercan Samoa holds prayers for repatriated residents; Vanuatu hit by second quake; a Customs Officer in Samoa appears on drug charges and more.

Organisers of New Zealand's Nesian Festival in the Waikato region have confirmed a new date and venue for the event.

Cyclone Yasa caused an estimated loss of almost $US250 million to infrastructure, livelihoods and agriculture, Fiji's government said.

The Solomon Islands football community is mourning the death of a former age grade representative who died in hospital on Sunday after battling an illness.

A mass cleaning campaign aimed at bringing to a halt a dengue outbreak in the Cook Islands, has gone up another level.

Pasifika medical experts in New Zealand are urging the community to remain calm, abide by lockdown rules and continue to use the Covid Tracer application.

Fiji is exploring the development of a 'vaccination passport' to ensure the country's confidence in visitors once borders reopen.