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
Pacific Region • VanuatuVanuatu holds election after devastating earthquakeWith 14 people killed and thousands displaced, the Pacific Island nation braces for a costly post-quake reconstruction effort.Christine RovoiThu, 16 Jan
News • Kiribati • Tuvalu • Solomon Islands • Vanuatu • Fiji • Tonga • SāmoaPacific Passports: Mobility gaps persist in 2025 rankingsPacific nations struggle in 2025 global mobility rankings as New Zealand drops to fifth and Singapore tops list.PMN NewsFri, 10 Jan
Pacific Region • VanuatuReport reveals gender violence risks after Vanuatu earthquakeA governmentt report cites rising gender violence risks and urgent needs after the 7.3 magnitude earthquake in December.RNZ PacificWed, 08 Jan
Pacific Region • VanuatuVanuatu earthquake: Families left terrified and in need of support‘I held strong to my baby brother and waited for the moment to come where we both were going to die,’ 10-year-old Peter says.Christine RovoiSat, 28 Dec
Pacific Region • VanuatuOnly centimeters: a Vanuatu earthquake survivor's storyAs the death toll reaches 14, RNZ Pacific editor Koroi Hawkins is writing his report from Port Vila as another aftershock rumbles through the city.Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific EditorTue, 24 Dec
Pacific Region • VanuatuVanuatu residents traumatised by quake afraid to return to homesRNZ Pacific reports many in Port Vila still sleep in tents after last week’s earthquake, while leaders offer devotions and activities to rebuild morale.Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific EditorSun, 22 Dec
Pacific Region • VanuatuThousands of children at risk after devastating earthquakes in VanuatuNGOs warn that an estimated 40,000 tamariki are in need of humanitarian assistance.Christine RovoiSat, 21 Dec
Pacific Region • Vanuatu • FijiVanuatu in crisis: Health concerns arise as NZ joins search for earthquake survivorsSeasonal workers heading home for the holidays are stuck in Fiji as an appeal for assistance is launched.Christine RovoiFri, 20 Dec
Pacific Region • VanuatuSecond quake hits Vanuatu: Search continues, services down in Port VilaAt least 14 people have been killed and hundreds injured as the Pacific island nation grapples with the devastation, a week out from Christmas Day.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uWed, 18 Dec
