Trump signs major disaster declaration for Northern Marianas; Kiribati opposition file constitutional case against government; Bougainville environmentalist wins major international award; Womens Rugby on the rise in the Pacific.

US President Donald Tump has signed off on a 'major disaster declaration' for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Opposition MPs in Kiribati have taken the government to court claiming the President has violated the constitution.

For the first time the Goldman Environmental Prize has been awarded entirely to women, honouring grassroots leaders tackling major environmental challenges.

Women's rugby on the rise in the Pacific, Moana Pasifika and Fiji Drua battle on despite setbacks and more in Pacific sports with RNZ Pacific's senior sports journalist Iliesa Tora.

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A bond more than a century old is stronger than ever thanks to a French town that will never forget the sacrifice made by New Zealand soldiers at Le Quesnoy.

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