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PacificAus Sports partnership supports Pacific Olympic and Paralympic athletes gear up for Tokyo 2021.

Ni-Vanuatu register for covid-19 vaccine shots, Niue's cable launch follows delays, Tonga and Tuvalu sign new grant agreement with the ADB.

Unions and economists are joining in a call to overhaul the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. Audio

Nauru's Covid-19 vaccination campaign has exceeded the government's expectations.

A powerful Pacific island fisheries bloc opened a multi-million dollar, four-story headquarters in the Marshall Islands.

Australia says it is sending fresh batches of Covid-19 vaccine doses to Fiji and Timor-Leste.

Opinion - While isolation has proven itself effective, it is not perfect - and now the Pacific Islands must overcome misinformation, stigma and geography to vaccinate, Jonathan Pryke writes.

The Pacific's largest development bank claims the region is set to return to growth this year.

Fijian government services hit by cyber attack; Tropical storm Surigae brings heavy rain to Micronesia; and tobacco tax in American Samoa to rise.

Covid-19 surge in PNG continues, Adventists set up Kiribati health hub, Nauru begins vaccination rollout, and more.

Palau triggers Forum withdrawal, the Cook Islands names new Speaker, activists calls on Pacific to remember those suffering in West Papua, key Bougainville department changes name and more.

Pacific island governments have reinforced their commitment to energy transition action. Audio

The ongoing stand-off between the University of the South Pacific's host country Fiji and its governing body, the USP Council, has put the regional institution's future under scrutiny.

One year on from the first Covid-19 case announced in New Zealand, RNZ takes a day-by-day look back at the unfolding of the pandemic in this country.

The Pacific Islands Forum is facing unprecedented disruption at a time when it's arguably needed the most, to present a united front on issues such as Covid and climate change. 

The world is on the brink of a nutrition crisis, warns Save the Children. Audio

Fiji reviews Agreement on Establishment of Pacific Islands Forum; over 500 students from a Vanuatu primary school are sent home following a series of earthquakes; there's another case of Covid in the…

Papua New Guinea's former prime minister Peter O'Neill has lamented the failure to reach consensus at the latest Pacific Islands Forum meeting.

Former Vanuatu PM avoids jail, Samoa village bans all political billboards, Amnesty International challenges Nauru on lack of transparency, and more.

The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority has signed on one of the Pacific region's top fisheries experts provide it legal advice.

Pre-departure testing for passengers travelling to NZ from nearly all countries will come into force at 11.59pm on Monday.

Fisheries revenue normally injects between 10 and 15 percent of the government's total annual revenue, but several factors in 2020 means this could fall significantly.

The Asian Development Bank has further cut growth expectations in the Pacific as coronavirus continues to squeeze the region's economies.

The new head of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement is to relocate to the Marshall Islands as part of her role. Audio