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It comes within a 30-day state of emergency put in place after the budget was not passed earlier in the year, contributing to the fall of Fiame Naomi Mata'afa's government.

The development comes less than a week after the resignation of co-Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica, who is also facing corruption charges.

Finance Minister and Deputy PM Biman Prasad has reportedly been charged by the country's anti-corruption office and is set to step down today, local media report.

Bougainville President sets independence goal as new Cabinet sworn in.

The Samoan government is urging parents and caregivers to get children immunised against measles amid reports of increasing measles cases in New Zealand and Australia.

The former Fijian Deputy PM has been charged by the country's anti-corruption office with perjury and providing false information to a public servant.

The Bulikula beat Nigeria 62-4 on Monday morning.

Coach Juan Chang Urrea told FIFA+ it can sound like a defeat but it was win for Samoa.

The Bulikula are trying to become Fiji's first women's team to play at a Rugby League World Cup.

The former Flying Fijians prop and World Cup veteran had been living in Whangārei, New Zealand, with his family and passed away in hospital on Wednesday.

The concept draws "inspiration" from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance between the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

The line-ups for the weekend's games in Port Moresby and Brisbane have been confirmed.

He is the first person in Fiji to be convicted of "making an unwarranted demand with menace".

The re-elected Nauru leader has announced the lineup of Cabinet ministers who will lead his government's priorities for the next three years.

Manoa Kamikamica, a key figure in Sitiveni Rabuka's administration, has been charged with perjury and providing false information in his capacity as a public servant.

The Samoan Prime Minister met with the New Zealand Foriegn Minister while in Auckland for medical treatment.

The Fiji Football Association has declined to respond to claims by a former local football administrator that the sport is "being held hostage" by the national body's hierarchy.

A former football administrator is calling for major reforms, accusing "a small clique of long-tenured officials" for keeping Fiji football "locked in a permanent slump".

The Fijian Teachers Association is advocating for "leather belt" discipline, but the government emphasises its zero-tolerance policy on abuse and corporal punishment.

David Adeang, 55, has been re-elected as president unopposed at the inaugural sitting of the 25th Parliament on Tuesday. Audio

Pesi Siale Fonua, a veteran Pacific journalist and the publisher-editor of Tonga's leading news website has died at the age of 78.

President Ishmael Toroama has laid out his government's plans for the first 100 days in office.

A second woman was in serious condition in hospital and five people were arrested.

Senate President Hokkons Baules said there are practical issues around introducing refugees in their society.

"With AI now enabling smarter, faster, and more deceptive cyberattacks, Pacific nations must act collectively to protect their digital borders."