A nickel mine shutdown in New Caledonia has left ghost towns in its wake and questions about how the territory would function if independence is achieved.

The International Monetary Fund has completed a review of Papua New Guinea’s economic reforms paving the way for US$187 million dollars in funding for the Pacific nation.

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape's leadership will be challenged next week with opposition MPs filing another motion of no confidence.

The fallout from Donald Trump's new reciprocal tariffs is still being felt across the world including in the Pacific, where all Pacific Island nations have been impacted except Niue and Palau. It's caught many by surprise, and has prompted public criticism including from Fiji's Government. 

US President Donald Trump has announced new tariffs against 185 countries with Pacific nations Fiji, Vanuatu and Nauru among the hardest hit.

Debt levels in many Pacific countries and their ability to pay them down. continues to be a major concern. Some have borrowed heavily over the last decade to build infrastructure like bridges and roads and repayments are now due.

In Papua New Guinea, a historic court ruling has seen a man jailed for five years for a sorcery accusation, that led to the killing of a 39-year-old woman. 

Pope Francis has passed a decree clearing the way for Papua New Guinea to get its first saint. The late Peter To Rot from East New Britain is to be canonised, which would make him the first Melanesian saint in the Catholic church.

No damage reported in Tonga after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake triggered tsunami warnings overnight, sending people in coastal areas scrambling to higher ground.

PNG's police commissioner has revealed more details around the reason for the controversial shutdown of social media site Facebook this week, saying it was to track down two men who were attempting to incite an act of terrorism.