Pacific Islands

Hiccups in Solomon Is vote but results expected soon

Mistakes have happened in the Solomon Islands election but authorities are confident they will not a...

Macron convenes top ministers amid unrest in New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss spiraling violen...

New Caledonia clashes: Four dead as France imposes emergency

France imposed an emergency today in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 d...

New Caledonia unrest: NZDF set to bring home stranded Kiwis - Peters

New Zealand authorities have confirmed a Defence Force Hercules will be sent to rescue Kiwis strande...

Fiji could become 'a nation of zombies' under weight of meth crisis

Fiji is grappling with a methamphetamine crisis that has infiltrated every part of society, from vil...

Confirmed: Evacuations for Kiwis in New Caledonia to begin today

Help is on the way this afternoon for Kiwis trapped in New Caledonia amid intense unrest, the Govern...

Fiji meth crisis: Police compromised in battle against addictive drug

As Fiji grapples with its methamphetamine crisis, the country is also facing widespread corruption i...

Evacuations for Kiwis in New Caledonia underway

Help has arrived for Kiwis trapped in New Caledonia amid intense unrest, with the first rescue fligh...

$800m plan to give Aus major police oversight in Pacific

Australia is set to launch a plan worth more than $800 million which will give it major oversight of...

French President Macron arrives in riot-hit New Caledonia

President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in riot-hit New Caledonia, having crossed the globe by pl...

Strong earthquake hits Vanuatu, no reports of tsunami risk

A strong earthquake has struck Vanuatu, but there are no tsunami warnings or immediate reports of da...

Papua New Guinea says landslide buried more than 2000 people

A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations more than 2000 people were believ...

France to lift state of emergency to allow dialogue in New Caledonia

French President Emmanuel Macron decided Monday to lift the state of emergency in the French Pacific...

Papua New Guinea landslide: New Zealand 'ready to help'

New Zealand is ready to help disaster relief efforts in Papua New Guinea if asked, Prime Minister Ch...

Luxon visits Niue in first Pacific visit as PM

Christopher Luxon has kicked off his first Pacific visit as Prime Minister to Niue, which has been c...

Prime Minister announces big change for Fijians entering NZ

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced nearly $27 million for projects in Fiji and removing ...