As part of a range of possible options, the French president reportedly put on the table an "associated State" status for the French territory, with a "strong link with France".

The two deals were signed on the margins of the Micronesian Islands Leaders' Forum this week.

The president of the Pacific Association for Radiation Survivors (PARS) says the US Congress "seems to not understand that we are no different than any state".

The former All Blacks Sevens rep has achieved what his dad did 30-odd years ago.

Isaiah Aleksenko, 19, is leading the charge among Pacific swimmers at the Mini Games 2025.

Nehemiah Elder created history in Koror winning tripple gold medals and set nine records in the men's 88kh categoty on day five of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games.

Tauinaola Timuiaiala, who lives and works on a farm in Marlborough with his wife children, said the flooding reminded him of the deadly tsunami in Samoa in 2009.

An archbishop from a township in East New Britain warns the constitutional amendment risks damaging the country's future.

The territory's health department says the disease was found in travelers who recently returned from Samoa.

Amid the action and energy in Palau on Thursday, RNZ Pacific caught up with a few athletes on the ground to hear about their experiences so far.

Tahiti's dominance in swimming on day four of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games was broken by some golden moments shared by other Pacific Island swimmers.

A round up of sports news from around the region, including players of Pasifika heritage in the All Blacks' matchday 23 to face France.

Solomon Islands PM has confirmed that Solomon King FC is one of the 13 clubs now awaiting final selection by the OFC for the pro-league set to kick-off in January 2026.

A round-up of news from around the region, including King Charles III made a "care-holder" of one square kilometre of the Moana Mahu marine protected area in Niue.

"To demand that Bougainville should meet some economic threshold or be economically independent before political independence, is a foolish argument."

A delegation from political leaders as well as representatives from New Caledonia's economic and civil society have converged to Paris over the past few days.

Pacific advocates in Aotearoa say a proposed law change for out-of-hours immigration visits - like dawn raids - doesn't go far enough.

President Ishmael Toroama says he is "committed to building a government that is efficient, accountable, and fully capable of leading Bougainville into the future."