How well do you know your Pacific news and current affairs?

Think you’ve been keeping up with Pacific news?

Put your knowledge to the test with the latest PMN Pacific News Quiz.

From the Pacific to Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond, see how much you remember from the stories we’ve been following over the past week.

Weekly Pacific News Quiz

1. Which Pacific country was struck by a powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake over the weekend, prompting an initial tsunami warning?

2. Which Pacific language is being celebrated across Aotearoa this week, with communities highlighting the importance of songs, faith and family?

3. Which political party is proposing restrictions on employer-initiated karakia and cultural requirements in public sector workplaces?

Which Pacific language is being celebrated across Aotearoa this week, with communities highlighting the importance of songs, faith and family?

4. Which Sāmoan-language musical act has made history by winning the APRA Silver Scroll Award with a song entirely in Gagana Sāmoa?

5. Which Pacific country's health authorities are calling for stronger action against high blood pressure, describing it as a silent killer?

6. Which Tongan-born All Blacks utility player has been recalled to the national squad, offering flexibility across the backline?

7. What weather phenomenon is expected to bring drought and extreme conditions to parts of the Pacific during 2026–2027?

Which Tongan-born All Blacks utility player has been recalled to the national squad, offering flexibility across the backline?

8. Which Pacific comedian and actor received a Special Recognition Award at the 2026 Arts Pasifika Awards?

9. Which two Pacific nations are preparing to face each other in a highly anticipated Rugby League World Cup clash on Sunday 1 November?

10. Which two Aotearoa content creators have launched a new supernatural comedy podcast called Pacific Dark?

Which two Aotearoa content creators have launched a new supernatural comedy podcast called Pacific Dark?

Answers

1. Vanuatu 2. Tokelauan (Gagana Tokelau) 3. ACT Party 4. LEAO 5. Solomon Islands 6. Leicester Fainga’anuku 7. El Niño 8. Tofiga Fepulea’i 9. Sāmoa and Tonga 10. UceGang and Regz

How did you go?

Keep following PMN for the latest Pacific news and current affairs, and come back next Wednesday to test yourself again.