Majuro - The Marshall Islands is a live demonstration that the Omicron BA.5 variant is the most contagious Covid variant yet to appear:...

The Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands has confirmed Mark Brown as the Prime Minister. In a statement issued from Mark Brown's...

James Marape has been re-elected unopposed as prime minister of Papua New Guinea. Marape returns to the top job after turbulent general...

With Samoa fully reopening its borders on 1 August, another Pacific country moved tentatively forwards after two years of border closures...

This is the second report of the Recovery Series, which continues to provide longitudinal quantifiable data on the impact of COVID-19 on...

Majuro - The Marshall Islands lost its Covid-free status Monday when tests confirmed six positive cases in the capital, the first known...

Pacific Islands Forum leaders are set to meet with United States President Joe Biden next month as Washington aims to accelerate its...

The revival of tourism in the Pacific is providing a much needed boost to the regional economy as more and more island countries reopen...

The Federated States of Micronesia has opened its international borders despite a worsening Covid-19 outbreak. So far two states, Pohnpei...

Senior government and military leaders from the United States, New Zealand, Australia and Japan are travelling to Honiara on 6 August to...

France is to increase its military surveillance in the Pacific by building a new docking quay at the Chaleix naval base in Noumea, New...

Kia Orāna NZPBC members! With borders finally beginning to open in the Pacific, we understand it can be difficult navigating the travel...

A $US1.75 million dollar grant from the World Bank Group is set to reform unplanned urban settlements in Vanuatu and effectively improve...

New Zealand will provide $15m to support Samoa with its climate change priorities. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement on...

The government of Niue has announced the country will move to Covid-19 alert level red after it recorded nine new cases of the virus in...

This year’s theme for ‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani is ‘Ātuitui’ia au ki te Oneone o tōku ‘Ui Tupuna which means, connect me to...

After two years Samoa has removed its Covid-19 state of emergency ahead of opening its national borders on August 1. Prime Minister Fiame...

The Kingdom of Tonga will reopen its borders on August 1, after more than two years of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Tonga’s...

Nikenike Vurobaravu has been voted the 12th President of the Republic of Vanuatu. It took eight rounds of voting by the 58-member...

Sea levels in the eastern Pacific are expected to return to normal after days of heavy swells that have caused flooding in the Cook...