Pacific Oceania
The United Nations has heard Indonesia reject the latest claims of systematic human rights abuses inside West Papua. Earlier this month representatives from Vanuatu and Solomon Islands urged the UN ge...
Solomon Islands' first weather radar is expected to begin operating by the end of 2026, giving forecasters new tools to track approaching storms and issue earlier warnings.
Since an invasive seaweed called caulerpa was discovered in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2021, forming meadows that blanketed parts of the seabed, it's taken on an almost mythical status among people who s...
In 2028, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Chiefs will make their highly anticipated National Rugby League (NRL) debut after unprecedented Australian federal government investment, a flurry of big-name singi...
A kiwi-feather cloak given to a British museum has finally been returned to the two iwi tribes that designed the cultural gift for a visiting doctor 126 years ago.
French Polynesia is taking its first step towards independence after President Moetai Brotherson denounced ongoing colonialism from Paris in a speech at the United Nations.
Tuvalu has been raising land to protect its communities from rising seas, as new research warns sea levels will continue climbing even if global temperatures eventually fall.
Vanuatu has condemned what has been described as a "shameful, racist, and neo-colonial rant" from a pro-French, New Caledonian lawmaker of France's national assembly.