A US ally is reconsidering aid to a strategic Pacific nation. Will China move in?
A rare dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the Pacific island nation, highlighting the existential ...
'Beyond us': Solomon Islands govt steps in to handle Miss Pacific Islands controversy
The director of the Miss Solomon Islands Pageant has told RNZ Pacific that the controversy surrounding the 2025 Miss Pacific ...
Diet on pretty Pacific island 'can slash cholesterol' and help weight loss
A diet inspired by one country promoted weight loss, and slashed bad cholesterol by 17%, blood sugar by 6% and reduced heart disease markers by 14% ...
Miss Pacific Islands pageant judge not allowed to leave Solomon Islands after alleged voting controversy
A judge at the centre of a voting controversy at the Miss Pacific Islands pageant is being held in the host country Solomon ...
China, the Cook Islands – and New Zealand’s struggle for influence in the Pacific
By signing a deal with Beijing, the Cook Islands is asserting its independence – in a stark challenge to New Zealand’s ...
Another Pacific island is set to fall under Chinese influence
The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation of the Cook Islands has flown to China to seal a controversial security deal, in ...
Chinese cargo ship runs aground on Russia’s Pacific region of Sakhalin but no spill reported
Part of Russia's Pacific island region of Sakhalin is on high alert after a Chinese cargo ship ran aground off its southwest ...
Fiji leader to press Pacific Islands concerns in Washington after U.S. aid frozen
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka will attend a presidential prayer breakfast in Washington on Thursday, the first ...
China says a visit by Cook Islands’ prime minister isn’t meant to antagonize others in South Pacific
China says a visit this week by the Cook Islands' prime minister to Beijing was not meant to conspire against anyone in the ...
New Zealand voices renewed concern as Cook Islands PM eyes agreement with China
New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign ...
New Zealand urged not to overreact in Cook Islands dispute
New Zealand needs to ensure it does not become unhinged over the spat with the Cook Islands, says an international relations ...