Environment • Hawai'iCommunities in Hawai'i count the cost of Lala as new storm threatensRural residents on Big Island are clearing roads, restoring power and dealing with damaged homes after Hurricane Lala.PMN NewsThu, 20 Aug
Election • Cook IslandsCook Islands Election: Democratic Party leader vows honest review after wipeoutTina Pupuke-Browne says the party must learn from its worst election result, but two Democratic candidates remain in tight races as declaration votes are counted.Rashneel Kumar, Cook Islands NewsWed, 19 Aug
Community • TongaUtah shooting: Call for Tongan community to reject shame, reclaim its cultural valuesRichard Wolfgramm says the fatal shooting at a Tongan funeral should prompt healing and reflection, not collective shame, as he calls for greater support for families carrying generational trauma.Christine RovoiWed, 19 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
PoliticsLabour and Green parties tell Pacific voters their tax plans will target the wealthyWith tax emerging as a key election battleground, Labour and the Greens say their plans will not put a bigger burden on most Pacific households. But the parties differ on how far they would go after wealth.Christine RovoiWed, 19 Aug
Community • Vanuatu • FijiAncient DNA reveals how waves of migration shaped the PacificNew research using 72 ancient genomes gives a clearer picture of how people moved through Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga over the past 3000 years.Christine RovoiWed, 19 Aug
Business • Cook IslandsWinston Peters points to Cook Islands as Pacific aviation model amid airline crisisNew Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister says the Cook Islands shows Pacific airlines can succeed, as carriers across the region face rising fuel costs and financial pressure.Christine RovoiTue, 18 Aug
PoliticsWinston Peters urges Pacific leaders to put economic growth at centre of the ForumAs leaders prepare to meet in Palau, New Zealand's Foreign Minister says the region needs to move beyond an aid-focused approach and start building its own economies.Christine RovoiTue, 18 Aug
CommunityFamilies forced to choose between food and petrol as grocery pressure deepensA South Auckland budgeting service says demand for food and financial support is surging as the Greens push a plan to tackle supermarket prices.Christine RovoiTue, 18 Aug
Election • Cook IslandsCook Islands election gives Brown powerful majority as Mangaia MPs join governmentThree independents are joining the Cook Islands Party, giving Mark Brown's government a commanding majority and leaving a weakened opposition with a tougher fight to hold it to account.Christine RovoiTue, 18 Aug
