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By Allison Penjueli in Suva A total of $476.3 million of estimated damages in all sectors was recorded from damages caused by TC Winston, the...

An International Women's Day message by Holly Miller. I’m writing this from Fiji, where a 30-day State of Emergency continues following Tropical Cyclone Winston, which...

By Diedre Fanene in Apia Ali’imalemanu Alofa Tuuau is a proud Samoan woman. She is the only new female representative in Samoa's Parliament, having secured...

“Respect”, as Father Walter Lini famously said, “is honourable”. But despite the enormous social, economic and cultural contributions they make every day, Vanuatu’s women are rarely given the respect they deserve;...

By Anita Roberts in Port Vila Tonnes of relief supplies donated to the people of Vanuatu in the aftermath of the category 5 cyclone Pam...

By Jason Smith A fishing rights dispute that has seen the US-flagged tuna fleet grounded in the Western and Central Pacific has ended with Pacific...

By Eva Cox There was a 1970s badge that declared: Women who want equality with men lack ambition. This statement neatly sums up the broad intentions of...

By Lealaiauloto A F Tauafiafi in Auckland At the official opening of the 5th Global Fisheries Enforcement Training Workshop today there was general agreement that...

By Fatu Tauafiafi in Auckland A large contingent of Pacific island country officials will be among delegates from 60 countries meeting in Auckland today to...

By Anna Majavu Prominent Auckland academics and community leaders have called on the New Zealand police to formally apologise for "rubbishing" new research alleging that...

Trailer for Le Salaire des Profondeur, a deeply disturbing New Caledonian film about the fate of Fijian fishermen diving for sea cucumbers. By Christina Milligan...

Edited extracts from a report by the Health Medicine Network published on PNG Attitude. Estimates of the number of war deaths attributable to the Bougainville...

By Lanuola Tupufia and Sarafina Sanerivi in Apia HRPP 47 – Tautua Samoa 2 Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi has achieved another first for...

Day 9 - Alex Perrottet reporting via Skype on Monday from Vanua Balavu for RNZ's Checkpoint By Alex Perrottet of Radio New Zealand International Around half...

By Mataeliga Pio Sioa in Apia The numbers are favouring a landslide win for the ruling Human Rights Protection Party in the Samoan general election...

By Peni Shute in Suva for Newswire Water Authority of Fiji says it was well prepared before tropical cyclone Winston devastated areas around the country...

By Allison Penjueli of Newswire Fiji Websites belonging to the Republic of Fiji Military Force (RFMF), Fiji Police Force and the Immigration Department were today...

Indonesia's National Intelligence Agency (BIN) plans to spend Rp700 billion (US$54 million) to recruit more agents in response to concerns over personnel constraints, a...

The month of February has experienced a whopping temperature rise not seen before in the history of record-keeping, according to just-released global satellite data,...

The Australian Governor-General, Peter Cosgrove, has turned down a request by a Timor Sea civil society group to meet during his short tour of...

By Markus Makur in Flores, Indonesia The stage is set for the Tour de Flores, a world cycling event that aims to boost tourism on...

By Calvin Prasad in Suva Fiji's Attorney-General and Minister for Finance Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has welcomed the relaxation of requirements for Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF)...