6 March, 2016. Voters in Samoa delivered a resounding mandate to the governing party in elections on Friday, almost completely removing the opposition from parliament.

3 March, 2016. The American Tunaboat Association has confirmed an agreement has been reached for US vessels to purchase treaty licenses from the Fisheries Forum Agency for the remainder of 2016.

27 February, 2016. A group of Pacific islanders are being paid less than $10 a week after deductions to pick fruit and vegetables on Australian farms by a company that sponsored their visas under a federally-run worker program.

27 February, 2016. A Pacific community leader in Auckland is upset at what he calls 'a heartless approach' from the New Zealand government to the collection of aid for cyclone-hit Fiji.

26 February, 2016. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Peter O'Neill, has written to the Prime Minister of Fiji, Voreqe Bainimarama, offering coordinated regional assistance and support following the devastation of Tropical Cyclone Winston.

23 February, 2016. The death toll in Fiji from Cyclone Winston has risen to 29, and one island has been nearly flattened, the Fijian government says. Lovu settlement near Lautoka, on Viti Levu.

21 February, 2016. At least five people are believed to have died after Tropical Cyclone Winston ravaged Fiji, flattening villages and cutting power and communications. Fiji media have reported that Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has announced the new death toll.

13 February, 2016. A motion of no confidence against Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama was defeated in Parliament yesterdayFriday 12 February. Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama speaking to disciplined forces in January 2016