SportsFresh faces and Pacific pride: Black Ferns name squad under new coachEight new players and a strong Pasifika presence headline Whitney Hansen’s first Black Ferns squad, as the team prepares for the Pacific Four Series.PMN NewsWed, 25 Mar
Sports • FijiFijiana XVs prepare for Wallaroos showdown as Pacific rivalry returnsFiji’s national women’s rugby team launch their 2026 campaign with a high-stakes clash against the Australians in Canberra on Friday.PMN NewsTue, 24 Mar
Pacific Region • Solomon IslandsHidden in plain sight: New training lifts lid on human trafficking risks in the Solomon IslandsFrom logging camps to city streets, a new push is helping frontline workers spot and protect victims of one of the Pacific’s most hidden crimes.Khalia StrongFri, 20 Mar
Sports • VanuatuVanuatu newspaper faces ban over its coverage of women's football controversyThe country’s only daily newspaper risks being barred from covering football matches after publishing a story linking the women’s national team’s performance to off-field relationships.Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalistMon, 16 Mar
BusinessBill the PM: Campaign asks Kiwis to highlight gender pay gap lossesThe campaign invites New Zealanders to send invoices to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, showing how much women lose each week.Renate RiversMon, 09 Mar
HealthPacific women to benefit from $5m programme to fight cervical cancerA new Pacific-led initiative will improve vaccination, screening and treatment, aiming to stop cervical cancer from taking the lives of women across the region.Khalia StrongMon, 09 Mar
HealthNew generation of Pacific midwives strengthens capital maternity careFrom just one to eight, the growing Pacific midwifery workforce gives mothers in Wellington and the Hutt Valley culturally aligned care and greater choice.Khalia StrongFri, 06 Mar
ArtsFrom risque readings to award-winning theatre: ‘WET’ debuts at Te PouTūī Matelau’s play about ‘pleasure and power’ is shaking up the Auckland Arts Festival.Atutahi Potaka-DewesWed, 04 Mar
Pacific Region • TokelauRealm relations in focus as Tokelau-NZ marks 100-year historyMore Tokelauans live in New Zealand than at home. As the country marks a century of this relationship, what happens next and who decides?Khalia StrongTue, 03 Mar
EducationFrom Kelston to Canterbury: Pasifika engineering student awarded scholarshipEngineering student Grace Motusaga says the support lifts financial pressure off her family and strengthens her goal to serve Pacific communities through renewable energy.Khalia StrongFri, 27 Feb