Pacific News Search
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Investigations underway after alleged body dumping of man who died in Fiji police custody
Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu, on his first day back to lead the force, told reporters on Monday that if they find evidence that their officers are implicated, "then we'll deal with it."
Updated at 2:57 pm on 5 February 2025
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Religious debate heats up in Cook Islands
The newly-formed Cook Islands Christian Movement intends to challenge the government on a crimes bill and also lobby to declare the Cook Islands a Christian country.
Updated at 1:45 pm on 5 February 2025
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15,000 news cases every year: Papua New Guinea faces significant cancer burden
The World Health Organisation is estimating about 9000 deaths and up to 15,000 new cases every year.
Updated at 1:45 pm on 5 February 2025
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Fijian internationals join semi-professional football club side in New Zealand
Thomas Dunn and Sterling Vasconcellos have joined the Eastern Suburbs AFC in Auckland in search of opportunities to develop their football skills and talents.
Updated at 12:49 pm on 5 February 2025
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'Waste of time': Bainimarama on Rabuka's plan to reveal coup names to Truth Commission
The former Fijian prime minister says Sitiveni Rabuka's idea to come clean about past coups was pointless.
Updated at 12:07 pm on 5 February 2025
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What you need to know about Samoa's political crisis
The country is facing political turmoil due to deep divisions within government factions, with some blaming the Samoan diaspora for the situation.
Updated at 11:47 am on 5 February 2025
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Watch: Marshall Islands journalist says Trump's USAID freeze 'undermine relationships in the Pacific'
A US policy expert is calling Donald Trump's shut down of the United States Agency for International Development 'completely unprecedented' and alarming.
Updated at 9:31 am on 5 February 2025
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Pacific Games Council optimistic despite audit delays for 2023 Honiara Games
Chief executive Andrew Minogue said that the PGC expects audit reports to be tabled within 12 months after a Pacific Games is completed.
Updated at 9:22 am on 5 February 2025
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Fiji Rugby's new director opposes women 'being gay' in national team
Laijipa Naulivou, the first woman to captain the Fijian women's rugby team, told the Fiji Sun that "being gay for women in rugby" is something she opposed during her playing days.
Updated at 8:36 am on 5 February 2025
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French Pacific news in brief
A round-up of news in brief from French Pacific territories, including over 10,000 people leaving New Caledonia in 2024.
Updated at 8:30 am on 5 February 2025
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Lynda Tabuya retains MP role 'in the spirit of second chances' after explicit video leak
The People's Alliance Party has given the former Fiji Women and Children's Minister, who was sacked from Cabinet after the leak of a private video of her dancing naked, another chance.
Updated at 7:13 am on 5 February 2025
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Plea to Indonesia's President to stop human rights abuses in West Papua
The international advocacy group, Human Rights Watch, has put out a plea to Indonesia's President to stop human rights abuses in West Papua.
Updated at 6:29 pm on 4 February 2025
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Zyon Maiu'u signs with Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
The 21-year-old Warriors front-rower said it was a tough decision, but it was "time to give back" to his parents.
Updated at 1:48 pm on 4 February 2025
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Champion Niuean bowler laments short-sighted eligibility rules
"It hurts that I can't represent my own country, my own little island," champion Niuean bowler Olivia Bloomfield says.
Updated at 12:22 pm on 4 February 2025
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Winston Peters' handling of Kiribati relations criticised by Pacific expert
Victoria University academic Dr Iati Iati says the New Zealand Foreign Minister needed "to be a bit more humble" in deadling with the situation.
Updated at 11:09 am on 4 February 2025
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Fiji's Health Ministry declares dengue outbreak in Western Division with 200 cases reported
Fiji's Health Ministry has declared a dengue outbreak in the Western Division, with 200 cases recorded since the beginning of this year.
Updated at 10:50 am on 4 February 2025
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Credibility of the US in the Pacific at risk if USAID programmes cut - expert
A Massey University academic says the uncertainty over the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will have implications for the Pacific region.
Updated at 10:27 am on 4 February 2025
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Tongan govt to keep ministries open during lunch hour to make services accessible
The initiative will allow essential services in all government ministries to remain open during the official lunch hour started on Monday.
Updated at 9:42 am on 4 February 2025
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New Caledonia’s domestic airline cancels all flights for the next three days
Air Calédonie announced on Monday that it had cancelled all flights until 5 February due to a mix of "technical" issues and "unfavourable weather conditions".
Updated at 6:44 am on 4 February 2025
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Troubled road in New Caledonia fully reopens after eight-month closure
The troubled road linking Nouméa to the south of the main island was fully closed to traffic in July 2024 after tensions and violence in Saint Louis peaked.
Updated at 6:37 am on 4 February 2025
