Stories by Christine Rovoi

More than 100 people from Auckland's Pacific community have achieved their goal of gaining a driver's licence - free of charge. Audio

Travel restrictions imposed by Samoa's government amid the deadly global outbreak of coronavirus are having an impact on those planning to visit from New Zealand. Audio

The mother of a man found dead in his South Auckland home last month is pleading with New Zealand authorities to help bring his son to Fiji.

It's "really disappointing" to see outbreaks of measles in 2019 when there is an inexpensive, safe and efficacious vaccine available, UNICEF says. Audio

Award-winning Samoan New Zealand entertainer Annie Grace, says she has turned her struggles into songs.

A temporary shortage of the measles vaccine in Fiji is due to a "huge surge" in demand from the public, the World Health Organisation says.

Residents living in areas affected by the measles outbreak in Fiji have called for those with the disease to be quarantined at hospitals instead of in their homes.

An exhibition showcasing innovative work from nine Pacific artists has opened in Melbourne, Australia. Audio

Leading experts in ocean governance and finance have met in Fiji to try and identify ways to maximise their resources in a sustainable manner.

Descendants of Tahitian navigator Tupaia want the record set straight on his travels with Captain James Cook on the Endeavour.

Fijians living in Japan say Typhoon Hagibis, which hit the country last weekend, was more frightening than cyclones they had experienced in Fiji.

Niueans across New Zealand are celebrating their culture and language this week. Audio

A group of mothers in Fiji has formed a group to fight the use of methamphetamine and a new threat in Fiji - a drug known as 'flakka'.

Melanesian designers will showcase their spin on high fashion for the first time at the Pacific Fusion Fashion Show in Auckland this weekend.

A young climate warrior from Tuvalu is urging her people to use this week's celebration of their language and culture in New Zealand to educate their children about the climate crisis threatening…

Fijian student AnnMary Raduva will join young activists from around the world at the United Nations Climate Summit this weekend. Audio

More than 2000 people attended a memorial service for the late Prime Minister of Tonga in Auckland last night. Audio

Legends of Pacific rugby are stepping back onto the park tomorrow to raise awareness about non-communicable diseases. Audio

Fiji's new kava tissue culture laboratory - the world's first - is expected to bring Fijian kava to the forefront of the export market.

Wallis and Futuna has set a target of 10,000 visitors a year in a new strategy to move its tourism industry forward.

A film centred on faith, love and fatherhood in a Tongan family is screening at this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. Video

More than 140 children at a school in New Zealand are celebrating Cook Islands Language Week - Te 'epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani - for the first time.

A Pacific research security group says New Zealand is pouring money into surveillance to fight drug smuggling in the region but is failing to support the people affected by the illegal trade.

The United Nations has been called out on its silence over the decolonisation process in French Polynesia.

The iconic hairstyle of Fijian parliamentarian Lenora Qereqeretabua is on the line for a good cause.