22 March, 2017. Pacific Island countries are expected to sign the proposed regional trade deal called PACER Plus next month.

8 March. 2017. The United Nations says Pacific nations are missing out on economic benefits by not fostering gender equality.

7 March, 2017. Tributes are flowing in for the legendary Papua New Guinea broadcaster Roger Hau'ofa who passed away at the weekend. Roger Hau'ofa was born of Tongan missionary parents who served in the Territory of Papua, Papua New Guinea in 1930s.

28 February, 2017. People in Vanuatu remain very proud of the film Tanna despite the disappointment of it missing out at this year's Academy Awards.

22 February, 2017. The South Pacific is where most people go to lie on beaches and get away from it all.

12 February, 2017. Countries bordering on the Pacific Ocean will test their capacity to handle a major tsunami in an exercise from February 15 to 17, held to identify possible shortcomings in the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System, established under the auspices of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).

1 February, 2017. On January 17, Japan hosted the Third Ministerial Interim Meeting (MIM3) of the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) process at the Iikura Guest House, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Tokyo.

31 January, 2017. The monitoring of tuna fishing vessels operating in the Pacific will receive a significant boost this year through the new Australian Aerial Surveillance Support program.