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Threat to Tuvalu: Warming oceans drive tuna from Pacific islands

Climate change endangers the lifeblood of the island's economy.

Samoa closes schools as fight against dengue ramps up after second child dies

Hospitals are under considerable strain, with an average 100 new cases reported each week.

'Thank you for leading the way' – 'Fiji' Veikoso remembered as the voice that changed the game

George 'Fiji' Veikoso: 'He gave us hope from a young age.'

Māori actors defend playing Hawaiians in Apple TV+ series

The series follows Ka’iana, played by Jason Momoa, unifying Hawaii's islands.

‘I had poison in my blood': Three generations of cancer after French nuclear tests

Rainbow Warrior podcast visits Tahiti for horrific back story to 1985 Auckland bombing.

ICJ climate ruling: Five things to watch for

International Court of Justice will hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change.

World's major courts take growing role in climate fight

Legal efforts have been bolstered by increasingly precise and detailed climate science.

Prepare for war: Defence Minister tells Army recruits to be ready for combat

'People don't join the Army to sit at home and fight over the remote control.'

'Horrendous': Paul Henry sails to Fiji and compares voyage to childbirth

Paul Henry's journey across the Pacific was not all smooth sailing.

'It will not be paid': Tonga stands firm against US$1m ransom

Australian cyber experts are helping Tonga investigate the breach.

Scientists retrace 30,000-year-old sea voyage, in a hollowed-out log

New York Times: A 45-hour journey took the team from eastern Taiwan to Yonaguni Island.

Nearly one-third of Tuvalu citizens seek Australia's climate visa

Australia offers 280 visas yearly under a landmark climate migration deal.

One in 10 have disease that Te Pāti Māori MP battled - 400 are on wait list for transplant

Among Māori and Pasifika, the rate with the illness may be as high as one in five.

Moana Pasifika's future in doubt as key funding contracts end

Rugby in the red: Moana Pasifika's revenue, loans and losses cast dark cloud over future.

As Middle East burns, Luxon meets President Xi Jinping in Beijing

The Prime Minister meets President Xi Jinping at an inflection point.