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Chris Hipkins is attending a US-Pacific Summit and says New Zealand doesn't support militarisation of the Pacific.

Round-up of news from around the region including the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga and French Polynesia

The summit is Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' first chance for face-to-face meetings with Pacific leaders in the top job, in a whirlwind 23 hours on the ground.

Jellyfish blooms can swamp entire ecosystems, but there's growing interest in their culinary potential. But could this really solve the ocean's problems?

Ukraine's president has made a dramatic appearance in Japan, as China warned against "economic coercion".

Explainer - With more heavy rain forecast for the upper North Island this weekend, some are wondering why it has been raining so much and when it is likely to stop.

The Pacific Islands Forum chair has taken aim at global leaders for failing to keep their climate promises.

The secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum is continuing to work on getting China onboard with the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, which recognises the Pacific as a collective.

Medicinal cannabis products could be available to some people in the Cook Islands as early as June and will "definitely" be available by the end of the year says the country's secretary of health. Audio

There is no support from the Pacific Islands Forum for New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement seeking to annul the outcome of the 2021 referendum on independence from France.

The Fiji national men's sevens team has qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games Rugby Sevens competition in France.