Pacific Region • VanuatuVanuatu, one month on: Children face bleak start to school year amid quake recoveryA week before Christmas, a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the capital Port Vila claiming 14 lives, injuring over 200 people, and displacing thousands more.Christine RovoiMon, 20 Jan
EducationAUT launches world-first indigenous journalism course Gregory Treadwell, AUT head of journalism, says the course is about “giving indigenous journalists the space to go back to the source.”Sariah MagaoaMon, 20 Jan
EntertainmentSouth Auckland artist donates song proceeds to local charitySinger Soul Brown has matched the proceeds from his latest single to support BBM, saying the food bank is a ‘shining example’ of service.Atutahi Potaka-DewesMon, 20 Jan
SportsNRL clubs' all-girls home provides learning space for teen talent Seven Pasifika teenagers from Auckland have embarked on a unique rugby league journey. Matt ManukuoMon, 20 Jan
Sports • FijiWorld Netball honours Pacific administratorWainikiti Bogidrau, of Fiji, has been posthumously awarded the World Netball Service Award.Christine RovoiSun, 19 Jan
OpinionDonald Trump’s relations with the Blue PacificThe American leader's attention on the Pacific region amid geopolitical tension with China could help address the needs of small island nations, writes academic Tarcisius Kabutaulaka.Tarcisius KabutaulakaSun, 19 Jan
PoliticsCeasefire in Gaza: A moment of hope or caution?New Zealand has welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, but academic Fuimaono Dylan Asafo says Aotearoa must do more.'Alakihihifo VailalaSat, 18 Jan
Pacific Region • SāmoaSāmoa political saga: Appointments of 13 associate ministers terminatedA government statement says the decision is due to a "loss of confidence in the Prime Minister's ability to work with her cabinet and the ministers' lack of trust in her leadership".Christine RovoiFri, 17 Jan
Arts • NiueHologa Niue ‘bringing everyone together’Three Star Nation announces the first-ever Niue arts and cultural festival in Auckland.Sariah MagaoaFri, 17 Jan
Sports • NiueNiuean wins NZ bowls titleOlivia Bloomfield has achieved a historic victory by securing the women’s pairs title at the 2025 NZ Bowls Nationals. Sariah MagaoaFri, 17 Jan
