Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is facing a motion for a vote of no confidence. Parliament was supposed to sit yesterday but not enough MPs showed up in what was perhaps a sign of the backroom manoeuvring going on.

As Pope Francis was being buried at the Vatican on Saturday, a world away in Timor-Leste a huge crowd gathered for their own farewell to the popular Pontiff. It's estimated there were around 300-thousand people at Tasi Tolu near Dili for a solemn mass at the altar built specially for Pope Francis during his visit to the country last September.

As Australia's largest army base marks ANZAC Day, it's a special moment for Papua New Guinean Brigadier Colonel Boniface Aruma, who's watching on in his capacity as a senior commander in the Australian Defence Force.

Locals on Tinian in the Northern Marianas are demanding answers from the US military around a project to revive a World War Two airfield on their island.

Catholics across the Pacific are mourning the loss of Pope Francis and at the same time celebrating the legacy of a man who "led from his heart". 

The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea has expressed gratitude to Pope Francis for the special attention he paid to the country by clearing the way for its first saint.  

A political storm is brewing over the repayment of a 190-million dollar loan from China, originally borrowed to help rebuild the capital after riots in 2006. 

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, has not just survived another vote of no confidence, he has romped to victory, defeating the opposition motion by 89 votes to 16.

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Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape is calling for calm ahead of a vote of no confidence scheduled for tomorrow.