One Ocean Science Congress (3-6 June) will provide a scientific foundation for the UN Ocean Conference (9-13 June). The SMC asked experts about what they want to see from the UN Ocean ...

A round-up of news from around the region, including a report of a pirate attack in PNG waters. Papua New Guinea – pirates A man has died after pirates reportedly boarded two boats off ...

The Cook Islands declared a dengue fever outbreak last Thursday.Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific Journalist Big clean up campaigns are underway in Rarotonga to try stamp out mosquito breeding ...

World Vision Associate National Director, TJ Grant, says young people today live very online lives and that means going offline for 40 hours is the ultimate challenge. The World Vision 40 Hour ...

A United Nations Committee is being urged to act on human rights violations committed by illegal loggers in Papua New Guinea. Watchdog groups ACT NOW and Jubilee Australia have filed a formal request ...

Maritime Cook Islands was told in May that it was removed from the Registry Information Sharing Compact due to a “potential violation”.Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific Journalist The ...

The New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground on the reef off the south coast of Upolu in early October 2024 before catching fire and sinking.Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific Journalist People living ...

Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has announced she will seek a dissolution of parliament and an early election.Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific Journalist Samoa’s Prime Minister ...

The operation concluded on Friday 23 May 2025, with the successful participation of Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa ...

The FIFA U-17 World Cup has been expanded to 48 teams with 12 groups of four. The top two teams in each group, along with the ...

KIK Managing Director, Mr Alan Aku said the nurseries are a direct response to the challenges facing PNGs coconut industry, ...

There were also 28 people diagnosed with AIDS in 2024, with 18 (64%) being MSM. This is the highest number of local AIDS diagnoses since 2010. Over 70% of these people (20) were diagnosed with ...