Stories by Caleb Fotheringham

An historic bill to restore entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for people born in Western Samoa between 1924 and 1949 has passed its second reading in Parliament.

The regional university's Fiji-based staff unions began their strike action on Friday last week and continue to protest as of Wednesday, with no signs of a resolution. Audio

The goal of protecting 30 percent of the ocean by 2030 was made at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity Conference (COP15) in December 2022.

Sitiveni Rabuka has brushed off concerns around a rift in his ruling People's Alliance Party.

According to the World Bank's Pacific Economic Update, growth in the Pacific is slowing following the Covid-19 recovery boost driven by borders re-opening. Audio

Explainer - The South Pacific tropical cyclone season is due to start in November and will run until the last day of April.

A bill that aims to restore citizenship to a group of Samoans born between 1924 and 1949 has unanimous support from the select committee to procced but will not include the decedents of the cohort. Audio

The Southwest Pacific is predicted to experience six to 10 tropical cyclones during the upcoming cyclone season. Audio

No oil leaks have been found in the area where the HMNZS Manawanui sank, the Samoa government says. But a local surf tour operator said he saw both diesel and rubbish in the water. Audio

Peters称已与太平洋地区首脑沟通，强调太平洋地区希望和平稳定的预期。专家分析，我们或已被卷入一个大国角力的时代。

It's the first time China has launched a missile into the Pacific Ocean in the past 44 years.

Octovianus Mote, the vice president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua is asking the New Zealand government to keep watch on Indonesia in case they launch an assault. Audio

The West Papua National Liberation Army, which held pilot Kiwi Phillip Mehrtens for more than 19 months, says a bribe was paid for his release. Audio

Racism, torture and arbitrary arrests are some examples of discrimination indigenous Papuans have dealt with over the last 60 years, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.

Analysis released by Pew Charitable Trust has found that the Western and Central Pacific regional fisheries management organisation is on the losing end of the multi-billion dollar industry.

Josiah Tualamali'i, who made a documentary for the Fibre Gallery's Lotogatasi o Tagata exhibition, said there hadn't been a gathering in Christchurch for Pacific communities marking the apology.

A UNICEF Pacific report has found regional employment schemes can sometimes create family tensions and lead to marital breakdowns. Audio

Diane Charlie-Puna, who committed fraud, is less than six months into an 18-month prison sentence and had breakfast at a popular eatery in the capital Avarua last Friday.

Children in Vanuatu will soon be able to see themselves in books, which will likely include themes of climate change and natural disasters. Audio

The damage is not expected to be as severe as last year's tropical cyclone Mawar.

But an LQBTQ+ advocate in the Kingdom claims the law has only ever been used against minors not in consenting same sex relations.

Tonga Law Society president Lopeti Senituli has distanced himself from the petition, saying the lawyers who kicked the petition into motion were acting independently.

Barbara Malimali was revealed new anti-corruption head on Wednesday, detained the next day, and was back in the same office investigating her for an abuse of office allegation Friday.

The new financial buoy would allow those essential services to continue operating, at least for the month of September.

Starlink is now in the last stages of getting operation licences across the Pacific following people illegally smuggling units from New Zealand and Australia. Audio