Pacific countries are starting to feel the impact of the war in the Middle East with surging fuel prices in some places. 

An Australian billionaire is at the centre of a controversial plan to ship waste to Fiji where it will be used for generating electricity. 

A cement dome used for storing waste leftover from US nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific appears to be cracking and has sparked safety concerns.

Women in Fiji are getting into kava, but health officials warn the shift in consumption is driving up lifestyle diseases.

The US-Israel strikes on Iran have affected Pacific Islanders in the Middle East.

Two more narco subs, semi-submersible vessels used for smuggling drugs across international waters, have been discovered in the Pacific.

What happens when a narco-sub washes ashore on your island? We take a look at what one Marshallese man is doing with his vessel.

A ship caught carrying five tonnes of cocaine is making its way towards Sydney after being stripped of its cargo.

A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.

Outrage at videos on social media swing indecent behaviour towards women serving kava in Tonga.