Tahiti desperate to avoid lockdown as Covid-19 numbers mushroom; Moana Pasifika, Fiji on course to join Super Rugby in 2022 but another Pacific bid threatens legal action; The Cook Islands prime minister denied his country is gambling by opening up for deep sea mining exploration; US-affiliated Pacificn territories go the polls; New study finds bilingual Pacific mothers less likely to have mental disorders; Mahuta-Aupito to front for Pacific in NZ foreign affairs; Bougainville Panguna human rights breakthrough; Family at forefront for Pacific boxers in 'Fight of the Century'.

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Covid-19 death toll rises in French Polynesia; A New Zealand memorial service has been held for Former Cook islands prime minister and doctor, Joe Williams; New Pasifika MPs in NZ's ruling party hit parliament; Pacific countries in new trade deal to set up implementation unit; Tokelauan community in NZ works to keep language alive; Family at forefront for Pacific boxers in 'Fight of the Century'; Pacific nations at forefront of anti-nuclear breakthrough; Tonga's Justice Minister unmoved by criticism of amendment.

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Pacific community leaders share their aspirations for the NZ government post-election results; PNG corrections working to prevent deadly prison breaks; A constitutional change in Tonga raises some questions;Marshall Islands slams Chinese 'bullies' at Taiwan event in Fiji; PNG called on to change course away from extractive industries;Prioritising child nutrition crucial to Pacific health and development goals; Cook Islands govt pledges support for national games.

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More Solomon Islanders contract Covid-19; Covid-19 outbreak getting 'out of hand' in French Polynesia; Sexual exploitation of children rife in Fiji: reports; Pacific Island culture gains ground during Bledisloe Cup; Call for Pasifika health boost in NZ; Fiji's coups under scrutiny amid independence milestone; The race to be the new Pacific Forum head.

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Talks are about to get underway on the next steps for New Caledonia, after last week's second independence referendum as part of the Noumea Accord.

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New Caledonia again votes on independence from France;Palau threatens to leave Forum over ciompetition for secretary general's post; Cooks leader steps aside - eyes new goals; SODELPA targets unity as taskforce set up to resolve party conflicts; Environmentalists and coal developer in PNG at loggerheads;Indonesia lashes out at Vanuatu over West Papua at the UN; Bougainville welcome for Rio Tinto willingness to talk.

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Bougainville freedom fighter reaches democratic pinnacle; Vanuatu considers new passport for 'honorary' citizens; Improvements in Pasifika mental health space but more needed;China's grants to Solomons could signal change in aid approach - academic; Call for Pacific island states to secure the region's maritime boundaries;Pasifika communities in small town New Zealand want a greater voice; Covid-19 shows the way for Pacific Super Rugby - Wadan Narsey.

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A scathing report into the New Zealand government's handling of last year's measles outbreak in Auckland; Efforts to arrest the Covid-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands community in a hard-hit part of the US appear to be working; Vanuatu's controversial passport sale scheme comes under pressure; Ahead of New Zealand's election, Pacific climate warriors turn to rallying turnout; And, are eligibility rules holding back Pacific netball teams?

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Samoa's Deputy Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa has resigned from Cabinet; Pacific health leaders warn Covid-19 frontliners are risking life and limb on the job; Life with covid-19 in the community in French Polynesia; Tongan communities in NZ acknowledge language theme during Covid-19; Pasifika opera singers take up training with the New York Met; Rising seas destroy houses on PNG's south coast; NZ aid urged to de-emphasize scholarships in education programme.

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Coroanvirus second waves run rampant in French Polynesia and Guam, while here in Aotearoa, the latest outbreak further exposes Auckland's inequalities; We speak to Britain's new minister for the Pacific. A legal stoush over one of PNG's largest mines intensifies, and a Solomon Islands province threatens independence, plus plenty more.

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