Community • SāmoaEx-Fire and Emergency chief receives King’s honour for decades of service to PasifikaLeota Pauga Esitone Pauga has spent more than 40 years protecting communities and building stronger links between Aotearoa’s fire service and the Pacific.PMN NewsTue, 15 Sep
Health • Papua New GuineaPNG cancer centre set to open its doors to all patients in the PacificThe government says the new facility will offer access to specialist treatment at subsidised local rates, cutting the cost of overseas medical referrals.Christine RovoiWed, 09 Sep
Politics • Aotearoa New ZealandMAPAS review remains behind closed doors as debate over Māori and Pacific doctors growsDavid Seymour says its long-awaited report of Auckland’s Māori and Pacific medical pathways is with Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey and it is up to him to release it.Thomas Tarurongo WynneWed, 09 Sep
BusinessPay equity could lift 11,000 children out of hardship, PSA saysNew analysis says restoring pay equity could put an average $300 a week into 91,000 families, including 136,000 children.Christine RovoiWed, 09 Sep
ElectionWhat the 2026 election promises could mean for Pacific householdsEconomist Filipo Katavake McGrath says one policy could have an impact on families approaching retirement as housing, food prices remain concerns.PMN NewsMon, 07 Sep
Sports • SāmoaYoung Māori-Sāmoan racer chases speedway dream against the odds Richael Rawiri has already won back-to-back Auckland titles. Now he faces his biggest challenge: finding the money to take on New Zealand’s best.Christine RovoiMon, 07 Sep
Language & Culture • TongaThe Tongan language finds a place in diaries, music and classrooms From a new bilingual diary in Aotearoa to a first song written entirely in Tongan, Pacific communities are finding everyday ways to keep Lea Faka-Tonga alive. Cedric TausingaThu, 03 Sep
Pacific Region • PalauPalau takes Forum chair with message to major powers: 'Pacific agenda must be driven by us’President Surangel Whipps Jr. calls for Pacific-led decision-making as China warns there will be “consequences” over Taiwan’s high-level presence at the Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in Koror.PMN NewsWed, 02 Sep
PoliticsPacific families left asking what election economic plans mean for them, says expertEconomist Ganesh Ahirao says both major parties are still stuck chasing debt and surplus targets: Labour says its plan will protect public services as National doubles down on no new taxes.PMN NewsMon, 24 Aug
CommunityNZ's new Children's Commissioner says Pasifika must shape the solutions for mokopunaJane Searle says Pacific communities know what their children need, as she warns one in three Pacific children are living in material hardship.Christine RovoiWed, 19 Aug
