Fiji

Papua New Guinea lead the gold medal count by double digits from nearest rivals New Caledonia and Tahiti, as the Pacific Games reaches the halfway point.

Journalists in Fiji can no longer be fined for breaches of the country's controversial Media Industry Development Decree, after the parliament unanimously passed amendments.

The Fiji rugby coach, John McKee, says he is expecting an exciting, end-to-end encounter with the Maori All Blacks tomorrow.

A powerful display in the PNG Power Dome has kept Papua New Guinea at the top of the Pacific Games medal table.

Pacific Games organisers have apologised for an embarrassing gaffe in which countries were awarded medals in team shooting despite the event not being a part of the Games programme.

Fiji is taking part in its first high level meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum since it was suspended in 2009.

Fiji MPs will spend less time in the debating chamber next year after the parliament voted to cut the number of sitting days by nearly half.

Tokelau's only competitor at the Pacific Games - 33-year-old squash player Sam Iasona - only picked up a racket for the first time a little over a year ago.

Papua New Guinea remain atop the medal table after six days of competition at the Pacific Games in Port Moresby.

Business people living with disability have been helped along with a training workshop in Fiji.

The body of Fiji's former vice-president, Ratu Jope Naucabalavu Seniloli, has been escorted to Bau island ahead of his funeral today.

Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama says feedback shows the people of Fiji definitely agree on the need to change the flag.

Fiji's prime minister Frank Bainimarama says feedback shows the people of Fiji definitely agree on the need to change the flag.

The number of reported rape cases in Fiji has been steadily increasing but as much as 90 percent go unreported.

Friendly Fijians are the key to the country's tourism boom with more than 700,000 visitors expected to have visited this year.

The Fiji Opposition has filed a High Court challenge to the suspension of one of its MPs.

An archaeologist says there are still many years of work to be done to discover Lapita sites in the Pacific.

The Fiji government has lowered the age of eligibility for its Social Pension Scheme from 70 to 68 years.

Organisers hope a conference on the Pacific's ancient Lapita people will help experts get up to date and fuel further research.

Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has told parliament there will be no referendum on whether Fiji should change its national flag.