News & Current Affairs
Today’s latest stories and current affairs happening locally and all across the Pacific
15 January 2026
Source: RNZ Pacific The highly anticipated FIFA-backed OFC Pro League kicks off on Saturday at Eden Park in Auckland, with eight teams from across Oceania vying to become champions of…
14 January 2026
For many decades, United States funded initiatives such as the Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) program have played a pivotal role in fostering regional and global collaboration, building capacity in local…
11 January 2026
Source: RNZ Pacific Tonga rugby league star Eli Katoa is back on the training paddock, but in a limited capacity, two months after being admitted to hospital with a serious…
11 January 2026
Source: RNZ Pacific Sāmoa is set to become the third Pacific nation to have an embassy in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt told a gathering of the Sāmoa branch…
8 January 2026
Source: Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Analysis – Papua New Guinea’s largest resource development has reached a milestone more than a decade in the making. The PNG Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)…
8 January 2026
Source: Tiana Haxton, RNZ Pacific reporter Health authorities in the Cook Islands and Niue say their clinical health data is secure following a major cyber breach of the ManageMyHealth patient portal in New…
6 January 2026
Source: RNZ Pacifc Papua New Guinea’s women’s cricket team is in Australia, taking part in a country cricket tournament. The Lewas won two of their three Twenty20 matches, against New…
6 January 2026
Source: Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent First Person – In Papua New Guinea, food does not simply appear. Before it reaches the pot, food walks. It waits. It sweats. It…
5 January 2026
Source: RNZ Pacific A researcher says cultural demands are one of the major factors leading to a decline in Pacific people’s mental wellbeing. Key findings from a survey of 1092…
3 January 2026
Source: Johnny Blades, Journalist On the map, Cannons Creek is a very long way from Tokelau’s northern most atoll, but moves are afoot to bring the Porirua suburb much closer to…
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