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A round-up of news and sports in brief from around the region.

A statue of James Cook was cut at the ankles and a statue of Queen Victoria daubed in paint.

The Cook Islands economy is bracing for a more than $2 million loss in revenue when direct flights from Australia are suspended for the final month of summer.

The Papua New Guinea women's cricket team, the Lewas, has successfully defended its Pacific Cup championship title beating Aotearoa Māori.

People power has triumphed in a once-neglected corner of Northland's top tourist town, where locals have succeeded in driving out drug dealers and "unsavoury" activity.

Sporadic sightings of an otter-like creature have been reported in the South Island dating all the way back to Captain James Cook.

There's a call for the Cook Islands to jump a day ahead and align its clocks closer to New Zealand and Aussie.

Cooks Islands tourism figures for 2023 have exceeded the industry's expectations and the national tourist office says "future proofing" the sector needs to be a priority.

The Qualifications Authority said three years of Covid-related disruption were probably to blame.

A citizen science turtle monitoring project has been up and running for a year now, and was launched to involve the community in conservation efforts.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region.