Samoa, Tonga and Fiji made their mark across the men's and women's competitions at the 2026 Rugby League World Cup.

Prime Minister James Marape's government plans to introduce a policy encouraging families to stick to a maximum of three children.

Pacific news in brief from around the region, including an influenza outbreak in Vanuatu's Tanna province.

Prime Minister Jotham Napat says his five-party coalition remains intact and that the opposition's motion of no confidence had "no substance".

It comes less than four months after Papua New Guinea's government announced the closure of Taiwan's mission in Port Moresby.

The late-spring downpour probably isn't over yet, forecasters say.

A bus driver four times the legal alcohol limit was suspended after hitting a parked car over the election weekend and continuing his route.

Locals are welcoming plans for a pellet factory and data centre on the old Winstone Pulp site.

Parents spoken to by RNZ said they had been given little information about the reasons behind the suspension.

Pacific news in brief from around the region, including an influenza outbreak in Vanuatu's Tanna province.