Fiji's Court of Appeal has ruled that the Russian luxury yacht Amadea, seized by the US government but docked in western Fiji, will stay in the country for at least another month.

With his May 13 impeachment trial fast approaching, the Northern Marianas Governor Ralph Torres is optimistic that the Senate will eventually acquit him.

Two MPs in Vanuatu want PM to stop mandatory Covid vaccination; Political upheaval in Tonga; Solomon Islands police official denies protest.

The impact of Covid-19 in the Pacific has highlighted the inter-dependence of health security and health systems, and the need to improve resilience.

One positive effect of the pandemic crisis may be the resolution of a Cook Islands hotel fiasco that began more than 30 years ago.

A professor of Pacific studies says the increase in the frequency of natural disasters and land erosions, and rising ocean temperatures, means new terminology is now needed to reflect how drastic the environmental situation has become.

Analysis - This year's inaugural edition of Super Rugby Pacific has been beset by issues, leading to it being derided by plenty as it's struggled along, Jamie Wall writes.

The United States government is now in control of the $300 million superyacht belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.

Vanuatu Red Cross says transporting the Covid-19 vaccines outside of Port Vila has been a major hindrance to increasing the vaccination rates in the country.

Niue's quarantine free travel bubble with Aotearoa and the resumption of weekly passenger flights starts on June 27.

Fijian Drua Head Coach Mick Byrne has announced his line-up for the big Round 12 Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Hurricanes in Wellington on Sunday.

Moana Pasifika have made three changes to the team beaten last time out when they face the NSW Waratahs on Saturday.

Samoa's youngest Covid-19 patient to be hospitalised - a toddler who also had severe pneumonia - has been discharged from hospital in what is being described as a miracle.

Vanuatu records another Covid death; Samoan seasonal workers in Australia breach contract rules; Climate advocacy groups back Vanuatu bid; NZ govt launches anti-smoking service targeting Pasifika, and more.

The United States government can now remove the Amadea a $US325 million luxury yacht owned by Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, currently docked in Fiji.

Samoa University to reopen to classes, year long celebration to mark independence in Samoa, and entries open for New Caledonia's elections.

Border crossing arrangements between Papua New Guinea and Queensland through the Torres Strait have been suspended.

Papua New Guinea has launched a bid to join the NRL as the rugby league competition's 18th team and is being backed by the country's prime minister.