Pacific Beat

The upcoming New Zealand election results will have implications across the Pacific region with military spending and visa-free entry for Pacific Islanders up for debate.

A 1990s French hit song sampled a lullaby from Solomon Islands' Baegu district in Northeast Malaita that has been misattributed for decades, and the community has yet to see any royalties.

US midterms in Guam have seen Republican Tony Ada elected governor, ending eight years of Democratic leadership. 

Five survivors have been rescued after three months adrift in the open Pacific, a journey that claimed the lives of four others.

AI bluebottle maritime drones are set to be deployed in Fiji to help stop drug smuggling, but experts warn cartels will evolve quickly to meet that challenge.

Local whale watching operators in Tonga are concerned the government is handing out too many licenses while foreign operators flout the rules, putting the whales and their breeding grounds at risk.

Timor-Leste has vowed to press ahead with its controversial 'Greater Sunrise' gas project after Woodside Energy sold its 33 per cent stake, leaving the project without an operator.

Twelve people are dead after an armed robbery ended in a vehicle rollover and a gunfight with authorities.

An earthquake off Northern Vanuatu has been followed by a series of strong aftershocks throughout the weekend.

Vanuatu's government has described the actions of the so-called "second republic movement" as illegal, warning that participants could be charged with sedition.