Pacific

The European power spends billions of euros on New Caledonia and faces a large damage bill from this year's violent unrest. Why is it hanging on?

Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plough into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary findings of a military Court of Inquiry.

Seven years after purportedly fleeing death threats in Papua New Guinea, an aged care worker and her husband have become vital and valued members of their rural community.

When the first Moana film came out, the authenticity of the Pasifika culture shone through and captured audiences. Eight years later, can the sequel live up to the hype? 

Pacific aid dropped sharply as COVID support ended, while China has re-emerged as the second largest donor in the region. 

Sela Vosikata has lived in her Fijian village her whole life — and she has a simple message for the world's leaders: come here and see it for yourself. 

This year the Kingdom of Tonga marks 150 years since its monarchy gave up power and drafted a constitution to help ward of colonial powers. But did the king's "English clothes" also help?

The family of father of four Joe Koumera has been left waiting for answers after he died in the Riverland in October.

The Rainbow Warrior made headlines around the world when it was sunk by French intelligence operatives. But before that, its lesser-known last mission was to evacuate an entire island poisoned by nuclear testing in the Pacific.

The federal government is about to strike a sweeping new agreement with ANZ to ensure it does not join the exodus of banks from the Pacific.

Papua New Guinea might lack the stars of Tonga and Samoa but their own rise in Test football is no less impressive as they prepare for the game of a lifetime against New Zealand.

Tonga head into Sunday's Pacific Championship final against Australia with the chance of securing their first major international silverware as they arrive at the last frontier of Test football.

Women in the Pacific are 14 times more likely to die from cervical cancer than in Australia, but there are hopes a record philanthropic donation will change that.

The Bank of China is on the brink of establishing a branch in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, a move that is being watched closely by the Australian government.

After months of delays, Pacific leaders this week completed a tour of riot stricken French Pacific territory New Caledonia, suggesting a Pacific police force could help lower the temperature.  

A growing group of shop owners is catering to increasing demand for Pasifika goods in Australia, connecting members of the Pacific diaspora to their homes. 

Anthony Albanese is mobbed by children in Samoa after being granted a chiefly title in the village of Satapuala, as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting wraps up in the Pacific island nation.

The king has warned that climate change is an existential threat that is undermining development progress and exacerbating inequalities between nations across the commonwealth.

Several Pacific island nations are ramping up pressure on Australia over climate change during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

Residents of Papua New Guinea's Enga province say they're fearful a "new brand of tribal warfare" has started after gunmen stormed a passenger bus, killing at least six people.