Stories by Caleb Fotheringham

A political commentator says Green Party co-leader James Shaw was a friend of the Pacific. Audio

There has been no reduction in the level of sexual offending against children in Fiji, the non-government organisation Save the Children Fiji says.

A proposed legislation to ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarette liquid in Guam aims to tackle what is seen as a youth vaping "emergency" but a vape store says there is no evidence it will work.

A state of emergency has been declared for the people of Kili Island due to a shortage of food and fuel - but help is on its way.

Amnesty International is calling on Papua New Guinea authorities to protect human rights in response to the riots.

Residents of Rarotonga are being asked to conserve water as dry El Niño conditions are likely to persist in the Southern Cook Islands.

Indigenous people are not being heard on the proposed new judging tower in Tahiti for the Paris Olympics surfing competition, professional surfer and scientist Cliff Kapono says.

Some Pacific nations are feeling the bite of El Niño through dry conditions, while others in drought get relief through above average rainfall.

New Zealand-born Samoan Charm Tuala says it still feels surreal that he's on his way to the prestigious Ivy League school, Brown University in the USA. Audio

A co-author of the Pacific chapter for the University of Canterbury's 150th anniversary book says Pacific stories have been missing in how the university is remembered.

A 560-metre plain grey seawall has been transformed into the longest mural in the South Pacific.

The Cook Islands Tourism chief executive says Avaavaroa Passage, which is a popular turtle swimming spot, is notorious for drownings.

Coral atolls are not necessarily doomed to drown but could outgrow sea level rise, a new scientific article argues.

A revised tropical tuna measure was agreed on during the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting in Rarotonga, but little progress has been made on tighter monitoring of transshipment…

A 50-year-old New Zealand man has died in Rarotonga yesterday afternoon after swimming in one of the islands' lagoon passages.

When 242 Cook Islands and Niuean students sat new literacy and numeracy tests in June, 18 percent passed reading, 45 percent passed writing, and 23 percent passed numeracy. Audio

A Christchurch startup wants to bring "the cutting edge of low tech" to the Pacific to help cacao farmers dry their beans. Audio

Pacific climate leaders have criticised the new COP28 deal, released overnight after marathon negotiations.

Pacific churches are amongst those at COP28 fighting for climate justice and are providing pastoral care to those in the negotiations. Audio

Pacific leaders have turned to philanthropic organisations to pay for ocean conservation as climate finance fails. Audio

The Samoan health chief has shot down media reports the country is "considering" border restrictions due to a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases.

Fishing monitoring processes will be discussed from today in Rarotonga when Pacific leaders gather at the annual talks on managing the world's largest tuna fishery.

The human rights of people living on small Pacific Islands are already being impeded due to climate change, a study published in Nature Climate Change says. Audio

Food supplies are running low on Tikopia Island, in the far east of the Solomon Islands, despite fresh supplies arriving on Thursday. Audio

Life is returning to normal in Fiji after severe tropical cyclone Mal shaved the country's western parts on Tuesday and Wednesday.