Stories by Margot Staunton

The Australian Government has introduced new measures for refugees in Papua New Guinea that detractors have labelled a "death sentence".

New Zealander Christopher Pryde, 59, says he rejected the NZ$150,000 and refused to attend a hearing into the matter last week, claiming he was financially unable to defend himself.

Refugee advocates and academics are weighing in on Australia's latest move on the Pacific geopolitical chessboard.

New Zealander Christopher Pryde was suspended by in April 2023 for alleged "misbehaviour" and is refusing to appear before a Tribunal today, unless his salary is restored.

Fiji's suspended chief prosecutor claims the government wants to get rid of all foreigners working in prominent positions in the public service.

"What has been done for the victims of the coup, who have been waiting 24 years for justice?"

Police in Isabel province are investigating the alleged abortion and subsequent burial of the foetus, which occurred in one of the villages recently.

The police and military in Papua New Guinea are struggling to cope with chronic tribal "revenge killings" among "local terrorists" with high powered weapons in Enga Province. Audio

Home Affairs Minister Pio TIkoduadua denies claims the country is a drug haven and is optimistic the government can turn things around. Audio

Nearly a third of Tonga's population still has no internet and is unlikely to have access until mid-August.

Four New Caledonian MPs met with the French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Thursday, calling for political dialogue to resume urgently.

The 58-year-old suspect in the double-homicide in Fasito'o Uta, who was on the run, was arrested in the northwest coast of Upolu on Tuesday, Samoa police have confirmed. Audio

A Kanak political commentator in New Zealand says calls to separate New Caledonia into pro- and anti-independence provinces would worsen racial inequality in the territory. Audio

A third of Tonga's population has had no internet for more than two weeks, with officials blaming an earthquake.

Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories Gérald Darmanin says the armoured vehicles will help put an end to all roadblocks and completely re-establish public order.

Police brutality will further escalate tensions between pro-independence activists and French security forces in New Caledonia, a senior church leader in Nouméa says.