Susana Suisuiki

Samoan NZ sports veteran to run for Lower Hutt mayor; Micronesian summit begins in Majuro this week; US set to implement tax on remittances; Tonga's health ministry still grappling with cyberattacks. Audio

Sports commentator, rugby league player and long-serving Wellington regional councillor Fauono Ken Laban has announced he's running for mayor of Lower Hutt. Audio

Samoan student arrives home safely from Israel; US to implement tax on remittances; Tahiti to observe Matarii as a public holiday; Pacific Mini Games underway in Palau. Audio

A Samoan citizen has returned home safely from Israel amid airspace closures and unrest in the Middle East. Audio

For the first time, Tahiti will mark Matari'i as a national public holiday in November. Audio

Competition at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games rolled off with swimming at the Palau Swiming Pool in Koror this morning. Audio

Bougainville and PNG sign Melanesia agreement; Cook Islands PM crackdown on gangs; Fiji government releases budget; Palau hosts Pacific Mini Games 2025. Audio

Months of wrangling over independence between Bougainville and Papua New Guinea has finally produced a deal. Audio

Palau hosts the 2025 Pacific Mini Games from Sunday. Audio

PNG police blame overrun prisons on mass breakouts; Vanuatu completes WHO disaster evaluation; Dream come true for new All Black recruits. Audio

'Pray for us' - Solomon Island students in Israel awaits repatriation; Majority of Pacific continue to show support for Israel; New poll shows respondents views on Cook Islands; Pacific Music Awards… Audio

The Solomon Islands High Commissioner in Abu Dhabi is working closely with the Australian government to help bring home five students from Israel amid the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran. Audio

This year's Pacific Music Awards finalists have been announced with a record of 34 finalists across 13 categories. Audio

Kapa haka group celebrate Matariki in NZ's Northland; NZ's pause on funding is 'patronising' - Cook Islands PM; New faces eager to enter Samoa politics; Experts brought in after cyber attack on Tonga… Audio

NZ pauses millions of dollars in funding for the Cook Islands; China could be major beneficiary of Peters' move on Cooks - Powles; Pacific economy is growing slowly but surely - World Bank; Getting… Audio

Auckland flood residents still facing uncertainty; Debate on deep sea mining in the Cooks ongoing; Moana Pasifika's inspirational captain leaves for Japan. Audio

Moana Pasifika was the surprise package in this year's Super Rugby Pacific competition. Audio

Political instability hindering Pacific - Cook Islands foreign secretary; PNG PM seeks to strengthen ties with France; Pacific women shown to have highest rates of womb cancer. Audio

Scientists from the University of Auckland are developing tests that will hopefully tackle the rise of womb cancer in New Zealand. Audio

Celebrated Samoan designer tragically shot in protest; Three Pacific nations considered for US travel ban list; UN oceans conference in France ends; A conversation with rising star and counter-tenor… Audio