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The Cook Islands Meteorological Service says Tropical Cyclone Pita has been downgraded to a tropical low

Two decisions from the UN Human Rights Committee say Australia remained responsible for the detention of asylum seekers in Nauru.

Solomon Islands has the highest-ranked passport of Pacific Island nations, at 37th equal.

Multiple roads are closed in Fiji on Thursday morning due to flooding.

Kiti Bogidrau, who served as the President of Netball Fiji from 2010 to 2020, died on Tuesday.

Concerns over gender-based violence in Vanuatu have emerged in a government report following the devastating earthquake in Port Vila three weeks ago.

A whooping cough outbreak was declared in the country in November last year.

Honolulu mayor Rick Blangiardi told a news conference: "We're angry, frustrated and deeply saddened".

Fiji police say 18 people were arrested on drugs charges in the first five days of the year.

The British High Commission in Port Vila has given GDP£400,000 to UNICEF Pacific, to support children.

An active trough of low pressure hoovering over the Fiji group has brought with it heavy rain, causing major flooding in parts of the country.

The twenty-six members of the Tongan Legislative Assembly will choose the country's new Prime Minister, through secret ballot, in a special sitting in Nuku'alofa on Christmas Eve.

Viliame Gavoka revealed on Thursday there were no illicit substances or methanol found in the ingredients and liquor samples.

The company said it had been unable to clarify the extent of this security risk and made the decision in the best interest of customer safety.

The report says data from the past 70 years show striking climatic changes that have put SIDS at particular risk of heat stress, drought, vector-borne diseases, and food insecurity.

The ICJ said 96 states and 11 international organizations presented oral statements. Audio

The Oceania Football Confederation says that it "respects and supports FIFA's decision-making processes and its commitment to its Human Rights Policy." Audio

The island's first international underwater communications cable landed in the capital Funafuti this week.

Opposition MP Praveen Bala says about 200,000 people live in informal settlements and the "insecure living environment contributes significantly to poverty levels".

HIV infections in Fiji rose 241 percent between 2010 and 2023.

Fuimaono Dylan Asafo placed the blame on "our international legal system" for "the climate crisis we face today", urging legal reforms to address the climate crisis.

The USP alumni statement released on Thursday included a "summary of major decisions", including the appointment of a new vice-chancellor.

The Cook Islands has announced border checks in response to whooping cough cases in the wider region.

The visit by the Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te to Tuvalu has "significantly strengthened" bilateral relations between the two countries, the Tuvalu government says.

A new report from Australia's Lowy Institute highlights growing concerns about debt related development funding in the Pacific.