


A Sāmoan New Zealand First candidate says new offshore energy exploration could help ease cost pressures for families but climate campaigners warn Pacific communities could pay the price.





The mayor of Rota in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) says the island has prepared "as best they can" for Super Typhoon Bavi.


Residents are stocking up on supplies as forecasters warn the storm could strengthen into a powerful super typhoon before reaching the Marianas.
