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Coach Juan Chang Urrea told FIFA+ it can sound like a defeat but it was win for Samoa.

The Bulikula are trying to become Fiji's first women's team to play at a Rugby League World Cup.

The former Flying Fijians prop and World Cup veteran had been living in Whangārei, New Zealand, with his family and passed away in hospital on Wednesday.

The concept draws "inspiration" from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance between the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

The line-ups for the weekend's games in Port Moresby and Brisbane have been confirmed.

He is the first person in Fiji to be convicted of "making an unwarranted demand with menace".

The re-elected Nauru leader has announced the lineup of Cabinet ministers who will lead his government's priorities for the next three years.

Manoa Kamikamica, a key figure in Sitiveni Rabuka's administration, has been charged with perjury and providing false information in his capacity as a public servant.

The Samoan Prime Minister met with the New Zealand Foriegn Minister while in Auckland for medical treatment.

The Fiji Football Association has declined to respond to claims by a former local football administrator that the sport is "being held hostage" by the national body's hierarchy.

A former football administrator is calling for major reforms, accusing "a small clique of long-tenured officials" for keeping Fiji football "locked in a permanent slump".

The Fijian Teachers Association is advocating for "leather belt" discipline, but the government emphasises its zero-tolerance policy on abuse and corporal punishment.

David Adeang, 55, has been re-elected as president unopposed at the inaugural sitting of the 25th Parliament on Tuesday. Audio

Pesi Siale Fonua, a veteran Pacific journalist and the publisher-editor of Tonga's leading news website has died at the age of 78.

President Ishmael Toroama has laid out his government's plans for the first 100 days in office.

A second woman was in serious condition in hospital and five people were arrested.

Senate President Hokkons Baules said there are practical issues around introducing refugees in their society.

"With AI now enabling smarter, faster, and more deceptive cyberattacks, Pacific nations must act collectively to protect their digital borders."

A total of 60 candidates are vying for seats in parliament.

A leadership and governance advocate says successive Papua New Guinean leaders and governments have failed to "fix the system that keeps our people struggling".

The quake struck near PNG's second largest city Lae but no tsunami warning was in place.

The Solomon Islands PM reshuffled the finance portfolio three times in as many weeks, amid reports that a no-confidence motion against him is looming.

Nauruans will head to the polls on Saturday for two important votes: to elect their members of parliament and to decide on a change to the nation's constitution.

Pacific Island leaders took turns addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York, speaking on a range of issues - from local to global - that impact their countries.

The country's assistant health minister says HIV cases could surpass 3000 by the end of the year. Audio