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Kaltak says All Whites on 'a different level'

Pacific
The Vanuatu captain says New Zealand plays another level of football, after his side was thrashed 8-1 in the second Group B FIFA World Cup 2026 OFC Qualifiers on Frida night.

'Critical motions': Leadership challenges loom in Vanuatu

Pacific Vanuatu
The Speaker of Parliament in Vanuatu has accepted two motions seeking to remove the president and prime minister of the republic.

COP29: Nauru unveils 'groundbreaking' citizenship by investment scheme

Pacific Nauru
The 'Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Programme' was announced at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan on Thursday.

Fiji's Namosi province will ban people involved in drugs, warns chief

Pacific Fiji
Ratu Suliano Matanitobua told fijivillage.com that he has witnessed firsthand the damage that drugs can bring to a community or village.

Founding party leaves pro-independence FLNKS umbrella 'until further notice'

Pacific New Caledonia
New Caledonia's Progressist Union in Melanesia (UPM), one of the historic founding members of FLNKS, has announced its official withdrawal from the pro-independence umbrella. Audio

Solomon Islands police chief raises concern on sexual abuse

Pacific Solomon Islands
Police say three men were recently arrested for sexual abuse in one day, in one province of Solomon Islands.

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Untold Pacific History

23 May 2024

A dynamic and often provocative account of NZ's relationship with the Pacific.

Documentary: Stories of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai

4 Jan 2024
January 15th marks two years since the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano which devastated the kingdom of Tonga.

Here are the Pacific recipients of the New Year Honours list for 2024

4 Jan 2024
Pasifika academics, artists, and advocates are among the recipients of New Zealand's 2024 New Year Honours.

The year that was - RNZ Pacific looks back at the big issues of 2023

1 Jan 2024
RNZ Pacific has covered stories on a diverse range of topics in 2023.

2023 replay: a look back at Pacific sport this year

1 Jan 2024
Analysis - the 2023 sports season brought up surprises, disappointments, and a notable event in Honiara for the Pacific.

RNZ Pacific cyclone watch service is operating

18 Dec 2023
RNZ Pacific has updated the on-air frequencies for its cyclone watch service for the 2023-2024 cyclone season.

RNZ marks 75 years of broadcasting shortwave into the Pacific

13 Nov 2023
It has been 75 years since Radio New Zealand commenced broadcasting on shortwave frequencies, into the Pacific region.

Pacific Games: How it all began 60 years ago

12 Sep 2023
It all began with a toss of a ball and the smash of a tennis racquet. The Cook Islands' Nono Tani's swift serve to her opponent at 9am on Thursday, August 29, 1963 thus kicked off the South Pacific Games in Suva. Video