Parcels containing ‘white substances’ wash up on Fiji islands
Forensic testing is underway after 62 parcels containing “white substances” had either recently washed up or been found…
Fiji Blocks Controversial Australian-Backed Waste Incinerator Project
Fiji has rejected Australia’s proposal to ship waste to the South Pacific country to burn and produce energy,…
Family of Cook Islands fisherman rescued by NZDF feel ‘overwhelming joy’
The family of a Cook Islands fisherman found alive by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) after…
Air Force plane finds fisherman missing for a week in 4m dinghy
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) crew has found a solo fisherman who had been missing for…
New shark species which walks on its fins discovered in the Pacific
A research team diving in Papua New Guinea has discovered a new, highly vulnerable species of shark that…
The unexploded bombs still threatening a Pacific nation 80 years on
More than 80 years after World War II, unexploded bombs are still being found near homes, schools and…
Mystery infection after Cook Islands trip traced to rare marine bacteria
A Kiwi man who returned from the Cook Islands with fever, severe leg pain and a rapidly developing…
Concern over organised crime networks in Pacific after Vietnam killing
New Zealand is among the countries facing growing concern a gang-related killing spanning multiple nations signals an escalation…
Former Manu Samoa coach appeals sex offence convictions
Public prosecutors say they will fight an appeal by Manu Samoa’s former head coach, following his recent conviction…
‘We’re not fleeing’: What happens to a country if the people have to leave?
A Pacific island nation on the front line of the climate change threat is building land to try…
Calls for NZ to better prepare for possible HIV transmission
With one baby being diagnosed with HIV in Fiji every week, health officials in the Pacific nation are…
Island on trial — the scandal that shocked the world
A tiny, isolated island in the Pacific — home to fewer than 50 people — was thrust into…