Stories by Iliesa Tora

Almost 200 weightlifters will compete across 20 different weight categories, including star lifters from Papua New Guinea, Solomon islands, Australia, and Fiji.

Tonga will be focusing on discipline and defence when they go up against the Samoan's in their final poll game at the OFC Women's Olympic Qualifier in Apia on Tuesday.

Former Flying Fijians head coach Simon Raiwalui says it is critical for Pacific Island rugby unions to recruit coaches that understand the culture and the people.

Samoa and Tonga have backed the new Penina Pasifika women's rugby team that will be part of the Australia Rugby's Super W competition from this year.

The Fiji Amateur Boxing Association has almost finalised its list boxers for the Olympic Games qualification tournament set down for May.

The 2024 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women's Olympic Qualifier tournament in Samoa will determine who from the region will travel to France in July.

The largest provincial rugby union is calling on Fiji Rugby for transparency and honesty around selecting the new head coach for the Flying Fijians, who are set to face the All Blacks in July.

A Nuku'alofa business has started to sell 'sparkling kava' on tap for those interested in tasting the traditional brew.

The Samoa Rugby Union - Lakapi Samoa - will meet this week to discuss requests for salaries and allowances from members of the Manu Samoa Sevens team.

Samoa and the Fijiana women's team could be forced to play in the World Rugby Sevens promotion and elimination play-off in later in the year if they do not lift their current form.

Moana Pasifika captain James Lay knows the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific campaign will be a tough one for his team but he believes they have a good foundation the team can playoff from. Audio

Fiji women's national hockey team defeated hosts Oman 3-2 at the Hockey 5s World Cup and created history by winning their first ever world cup match.

The World Health Organisation Regional Director for the Western Pacific says he will be a servant of the region as he takes up his new posting in Manila.

RNZ Pacific understands the All Blacks will play two Test matches against the Flying Fijians - both games played offshore. Official announcement expected in February.

A new study has comprehensively mapped the immediate after effects of the 15 January 2022 volcano eruption of Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha'apai, highlighting the risks of similar events.

Black Ferns Liana Mikaele-Tu'u hopes that Pacific island teams will be included to play test matches against the British Lions.

Tonga's Laveni Vaka has become the first Tongan female professional soccer player after being drafted for the National Women's Soccer League in the United States.

The new coaching team led by head coach Fa'alogo Tana Umaga are doing a great job in their pre-season Super Rugby Pacific preparations, halfback Ereatara Enari says.

Sebastian Hurrell, an Auckland-based Tongan filmmaker, believes rugby is a pathway that can help many Tongan youths overcome the challenges of life on the Island Kingdom.

The world of sevens rugby might not see Fijian sevens magician Jerry Tuwai on the international sevens circuit again.

The New Zealand government has accepted Tongan students who pass the Tonga seventh form exam to enroll directly into its education system, Tonga's prime minister has confirmed.

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

Melbourne Storm and Newcastle Knights pre-season trial game, the first to be sanctioned by the National Rugby League (NRL) in Fiji, could be the launch pad needed for future NRL games in the country.

The biggest achievement on Wednesday at the International Weightlifting Federation's Grand Prix competition in Doha, Qatar belonged to Fiji's Taniela Rainibogi.

The Oceania Football Confederation has revealed that the new OFC Professional League competition will be a focus area in the new year.