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The Cook Islands and Niue have marked ANZAC Day with dawn service ceremonies in each nation. 1000 men from the Pacific Islands served in World War I, including 500 men from the Cook Islands and 150 from Niue. Today is ANZAC...

Finals footy is not new to the Fijian Drua women’s team. Previously known as the Fijiana Drua, the side won the Super W title in 2022 and defended it successfully in 2023. Last weekend, under a new name, a new...

From Asia to the Netherlands, the Cook Islands national team is casting its net ever wider in search of players. With a population smaller than the West Coast and with both codes of rugby popular, the Cook Islands Football Association...

Pacific taekwondo athletes secure Olympic spots Two Pacific taekwondo athletes have qualified for the Paris Olympics following the Taekwondo Olympic Qualifier tournament in Honiara, Solomon Islands on 6 April. Fiji and Papua New Guinea joined Australia and New Zealand by...

The Commonwealth secretary-general Baroness Patricia Scotland is in Tonga for her first official visit to the Kingdom. After her recent visit to Samoa Baroness Scotland, the first woman to serve as secretary-general, will meet with the Tongan Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku...

Lakapi Samoa has confirmed the appointment of former Manu Samoa captain who also played for the Highlanders, Hurricanes, and the Chiefs, Mase Mahonri Schwalger, as the new head coach of Manu Samoa. This decision follows a thorough selection and recruitment...

A heavy rain alert is in place for the whole of Fiji as the country faces another bout of severe weather. Flooding has affected several parts of the country over the last couple of weeks. The Fiji Meteorological Service warns...

World Rugby is involved with the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) because it wants the Fijians to reach their full potential on the world stage, a spokesperson from the sport’s governing body says. While responding to RNZ Pacific’s questions in relation...

The US Geological Survey says the earthquake was magnitude 6.9 and just over 40 kilometres deep. Three deaths have been reported by local media after a large earthquake in Papua New Guinea on Sunday morning. There are varying reports of...

Federated States of Micronesia President Wesley Simina has declared a national emergency due to severe drought, and sent it to his country’s Congress for review. The president’s signed declaration said the nation has been experiencing “extremely and unusually low levels” of...