The full impact of huge sea swells across American Samoa and the Cook Islands is only starting to come to light.

Kiribati's exit from the Pacific Island Forum has drawn the attention of global leaders, but Aotearoa's small i-Kiribati community is helping the next generation stay connected to their identity.

Fifty stolen election ballot boxes must be returned, Papua New Guinea police have told candidates in Lagiap.

The announcement the US will 're-engage' with the Pacific has been met with both excitement and uncertainty in the region, but may not be an easy win, an expert says.

Gender-issues, family violence and women in leadership have been key themes at the annual regional leaders meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum.

An unexpected weather event has damaged properties and flooded roads in the Cook Islands while French Polynesia is dealing with the aftermath of huge swells.

Two Pasifika firsts are among competitors warming up for New Zealand's most significant opera contest, the Lexus Song Quest.

An initially positive response to news the United States plans to build an embassy in Tonga has turned sceptical.

Work has begun on the Village for the 2023 Pacific Games at the Solomon Islands National University Kukum Campus, Honiara.

"It is possible for us to change the world - individual action make a difference, combined they can lead to critical systemic change," she said.

The Pacific Islands Forum has launched a new long-term strategy to address present and future challenges faced by Pacific peoples.

Hosts Fiji were held to a surprise 1-1 draw by Solomon Islands in their Oceania football Women's Nations Cup tie opener in Suva, while PNG got off the mark with a win over Vanuatu.

A senior surgeon in New Caledonia jailed for 20 years for homicide has failed in his bid to get his appeal court hearing transferred to another jurisdiction.

There's climate change, gender equity and Covid-19 to contend with on the Pacific stage this year, but the region's most significant diplomatic meeting has not been smooth sailing.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has asked the rest of the Pacific Island nations to trust his country's reasons for having agreed to a security pact with China.

More people will begin using sign language every day if efforts from a new project in Solomon Islands come to fruition.

French Polynesia is being battered by 8-9 metre swells.

Bougainville MP dies, PNG's Marape criticised for trip, and rugby chief takes blame for record loss