The Bougainville leader is back in the top job after a landslide victory at the polls and has vowed to push ahead with independence from Papua New Guinea. Audio

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Pacific Island leaders took turns addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, speaking on a range of issues - from local to global - that impact their countries. 

A Samoan caregiver is using social media to highlight the realities of caring for someone with dementia. Unoi describes their online platform as his "love letter to Mum", sharing snippets of their daily routine and conversations.

China has exported its village surveillance model to the Solomon Islands, where Chinese police are piloting fingerprint and data collection to curb social unrest, officials and locals confirmed to Reuters.

Pacific communities expressed a wide range of reactions to the late American conservative commentator, who was killed during a live debate at Utah Valley University earlier this month.

The Wellington City Council has voted to approve the transfer of waterfront land to the Fale Malae Trust for a new Waterfront Pasifika cultural centre. The Trust's goal is to promote and share New Zealand's Pacific heritage.

The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has criticised Aotearoa over the presence of a New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) plane in the region. Audio