Stories by RNZ Pacific

A UN Women report says the prevalence of reported physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence - taking place in the previous 12 months - is 30 percent in Melanesia.

The country's health ministry said it continues to observe a high number of severe acute respiratory illnesses presenting to the hospitals. Audio

Charan Jeet Singh, also a millionaire businessman, described delegates attending the United Nations climate summit Azerbaijan as a "financial burden to their respective countries".

The former Nauru president also said the Pacific is at the forefront of the climate crisis, and "For this reason, our leaders welcome the opportunity to co-host a Pacific COP31 in Australia."

The latest New Zealand health survey shows Pasifika are worse off, percentage wise, than the average population in numerous areas.

The 'Nauru Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Programme' was announced at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan on Thursday.

Police say three men were recently arrested for sexual abuse in one day, in one province of Solomon Islands.

Prime Minister Feleti Teo is pushing for the new pledge, known as the New Collective Qualifying Goal, to be significantly higher than the previous goal of US$100 billion a year. Audio

Tonga's Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku has urged leaders from small island nations "not be disheartened," despite the "disappointing outcomes" of past UN climate summits.

The environment organisation's chief Pacific campaigner described the comments by Azerbaijan's president that oil and gas are a "gift of God" as "disappointing".

Public meetings will be held across Aotearoa starting on 17 November.

António Guterres says the world is in the "final countdown" to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius at the UN climate change conference in Azerbaijan.

Papua New Guinea Pidgin Language Week is being celebrated in New Zealand for the first time.

Stories of human body parts smuggling, and stories associated with PNG, go back many years, but there has not been any confirmation of such practices. Audio

The Tongan and Fijian prime ministers are among the first Pacific Island leaders to congratulate US President-elect Donald Trump.

Professor Teatulohi Matainaho has been involved in researching traditional medicine and in drug discovery for diseases, such as malaria, cancer, HIV, and Tuberculosis.

Meanwhile, American Samoa's voting day has kicked off alongside the US election today.

The ADB report said the transition to low-carbon economies is underway in Asia and Pacific region but must be accelerated. Audio

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Papua New Guinea police warning it cannot guarantee safety of people traveling to Enga Province.

Work is underway in Papua New Guinea to improve the country's election process.

Samoa's Marine Pollution Advisory Committee says equipment is being prepared in Whangārei. Audio

RNZ Pacific has updated the on-air frequencies for its Cyclone Watch Service for the 2024-2025 cyclone season.

Ratu Naiqama was the current speaker of parliament and nominated by Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.

Six new provincial community climate centres have been established in Vanuatu to provide crucial weather information to local authorities.

Kiribati's president-elect Taneti Maamau arrived back in the capital Tarawa from his home island of Onotoa on Monday morning, ahead of his party's planned victory celebrations tonight.