News & Current Affairs
Today’s latest stories and current affairs happening locally and all across the Pacific
13 February 2026
Source: RNZ Pacific Traditional medicines in Samoa and Aotearoa are being investigated for their potential to treat viral illnesses. Auckland University’s senior lecturer Natalie Netzler – Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Hauā…
12 February 2026
Source: RNZ Pacific Four debutants will start for Fijian Drua against Moana Pasifika in the opening match of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific competition in Lautoka. Former French international Virimi…
12 February 2026
Source: RNZ Pacific New analysis has confirmed the Western Pacific region has recorded its fifth warmest year ever in 2025 since 1940. The Copernicus Climate Change Service’s ERA5 dataset – the world’s…
12 February 2026
Source: Miss Pacific Islands Pageant An Aitutaki-born aviation worker will represent the Cook Islands at the 2026 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant in Nadi, from February 13-14. Petra Mataiti, who was…
11 February 2026
Source: Miss Pacific Islands Pageant When Ailava Samuels faced cyberbullying in the lead-up to the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant 2026, she could have retreated. Instead, Fiji’s representative chose to stand…
11 February 2026
Youth advocate Pita Loloma says listening is an essential part of storytelling, which he uses to amplify the achievements and concerns of Fiji’s young people. Suva-based, Pita wears many hats,…
11 February 2026
Source: Miss Pacific Islands Pageant Meet Tofoi Unutoa, a 25-year-old United States Army Commissioned Lieutenant Officer, who is breaking barriers and building bridges between military service, public administration, and community…
11 February 2026
Source: Miss Pacific Islands Pageant Meet Siosiana Patricia Taumoepeau, the 24-year-old global citizen whose extraordinary journey spans three continents. However, her heart has never left the Kingdom of Tonga. Born…
11 February 2026
Source: Miss Pacific Islands Pageant At 23 years old, Atiterentaai Rinimarawa is honoured to represent Kiribati in this weekend’s 2026 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant. A recent graduate from the University of the South Pacific…
10 February 2026
A proud Blak storyteller and researcher from Papua New Guinea, Dr Lavau Nalu says his work shines a light on the in-between spaces – between home and the diaspora, loss…
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