Alcohol consumption is banned at many universities across Papua New Guinea but students say the rules are being broken despite harsh penalties.

Pacific Islander and Maori communities in Western Sydney are one of the groups leading the charge to get younger populations vaccinated against COVID-19; a new study looks at the impacts of kava whilst driving; and, though alcohol consumption is banned at many universities across Papua New Guinea many students say the rules are being broken.

ficFormer All Black's centre Aaron Mauger will coach Moana Pasifika when the Super Rugby Pacific competition kicks off in 2022.

A push is underway in Samoa to stay the prosecution of three men charged with plotting to murder the country's former prime minister; new analysis from an Australian thinktank shows a decline in aid to the Pacific from China, with experts warning the trend could compound a financial crisis in the region; and, Moana Pasifika locks in Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium as its home until 2028, but what does it mean for games being played in Tonga or Samoa?

It's the dress that's been all over social media since the NRL Dally M's awards - a beautiful Samoan tapa graced the red carpet and stole the show to the delight of the Brisbane designer who made it.

The Papua New Guinea Government is yet to respond to recommendations aimed at helping solve the country’s domestic violence crisis nearly two months after they were handed to parliament.

The Cook Islands government says its conduct at the International Maritime Agency has not been affected by its representative's links to a shipping lobby group.

PNG's government is yet to respond to recommendations aimed at helping solve the country's domestic violence crisis nearly two months after they were handed over; the Cook Islands government says its conduct at the UN agency that regulates global shipping has not been affected by its representative's connection to a shipping lobby group; and, meet the woman who designed the Samoan tapa dress that stole the show on the Dally M red carpet.

Australia and Nauru have signed a memorandum of understanding to allow offshore processing of asylum seekers to continue indefinitely in the Pacific nation.

Rugby league star Justin Olam is the toast of Papua New Guinea, after he was chosen as one of the two centres in the NRL's Team of the Season at the Dally M ceremony in Brisbane.