Community • NiueKing’s honour for Niue matriarch Vai Kumitau who spent decades helping Pacific familiesThe Dunedin community leader receives a King’s Service Medal for a lifetime of service to Pacific people, language and culture in NZ’s South Island.Susana GuttenbeilThu, 04 Jun
Language & Culture • SāmoaGagana Sāmoa puts faith, family, future generations at the centre of revivalSāmoan Language Week is underway in Aotearoa with new data and community-led initiatives showing Gagana Sāmoa is beyond celebration.PMN NewsSun, 31 May
OpinionWould Jesus ever smack a child?PMN journalist Aui’a Vaimaila Leatinu’u explores how Jesus, Buddhism, and pre-colonial Sāmoa and Māori teachings emphasise care, respect, and love for children.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uFri, 20 Mar
Pacific RegionFrom oral legends to digital archives: How technology could help protect Pacific ancestryAt RootsTech 2026 in Salt Lake City, USA, Pacific attendees are learning how digital tools and artificial intelligence can safeguard genealogy and oral histories across the diaspora.Khalia StrongFri, 06 Mar
CommunityPacific Catholics join over a billion worldwide for Lent amid Pope’s call to 'listen and fast'From village churches to city cathedrals, Catholics across the region enter the Lenten season, answering Pope Leo XIV’s call for deeper listening, gentler speech, and care for the poor and the earth.PMN NewsThu, 19 Feb
CommunityThe Virgin Birth: Understanding the heart of ChristmasFor Christians, Christmas celebrates the miraculous birth of Jesus. From biblical prophecy to Greco-Roman myths, the story shaped early Christian belief and remains central to faith today.PMN NewsWed, 24 Dec
Opinion • SāmoaHeaven is real, Hell isn’t: My spiritual journey through ego, love and seeking out peaceA breakup, a hospital scare, financial strain, and old wounds forced PMN journalist Vaimaila Leatinu’u to confront ego, fear, and the beliefs he was raised with.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uThu, 11 Dec
Pacific Region • Sāmoa • TokelauPacific voice amplified as Mena Antonio takes top global Caritas roleThe Sāmoan-Tokelauan leader is Vice President of Caritas Internationalis, giving the Pacific a powerful voice in global decisions.Khalia StrongThu, 27 Nov
HealthPacific suicide rate falls slightly, but experts warn work remainsPacific analysts urge continued investment in culturally appropriate prevention programmes and community support.Khalia StrongFri, 31 Oct
Pacific Region • Papua New GuineaVatican: Peter ToRot is Papua New Guinea and Melanesia's first saintCanonised alongside six others, the WWII-era martyr was honoured this week for his unwavering faith and resistance to colonial oppression.PMN NewsWed, 22 Oct
