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Fiji's Baby Pearls gear up for 2025 Netball World Youth Cup after Queensland wins

Fiji's Baby Pearls under-21 netball team's head coach says its recent wins at the Queensland Netball Ruby North competition were invaluable experiences as the team gears up for its Netball World Youth Cup campaign.
Girls in baby blue netball uniforms and bibs stand and kneel in lines on a netball court

Published: Location: FijiTopic: Netball

Does the ADF want its own version of the UK's Gurkha warriors?

Australia could get its own version of the UK's decorated Gurkha warriors under a new security treaty expected to allow PNG citizens to join the ADF.
A soldier from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force aims his long back gun at an angle.

Published: Location: PacificTopic: Defence Forces

More than 7,000 women and newborns treated on hospital floor

One of PNG's most respected and longstanding doctors says thousands of women have been treated on the floor of the country's main hospital due to a lack of beds and maternity spaces, with capacity for the neglected hospital surpassed in the 1990s.
Christina Paulus sits in a crowded hospital hallway holding her newborn with other mothers sleeping nearby.

Published: Location: Papua New GuineaTopic: Pregnancy and Childbirth

Solomon Islands police step up security ahead of no-confidence vote

Solomon Islands police say they are stepping up security for Tuesday's motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele.
An aerial view of Honiara shows ocean to the left and winding roads and buildings to the right.

Published: Location: Solomon IslandsTopic: Law, Crime and Justice

Savea, Umaga, Mailata: Pasifika excellence across sporting fields is part of a legacy sowed decades ago

Ardie Savea. Fa'alogo Tana Umaga. Jordan Mailata: three sportsmen who were born and raised in Aotearoa New Zealand or Australia at different times but also representations of life-changing decisions their grandparents made when migrating from Samoa.
A man with no shirt kneeling next to a man wearing an ula and white hoodie next to a man with a red ula kneeling on the right

Published: Location: New ZealandTopic: Rugby Union

'Inherently destructive': Trump's deep-sea mining order sparks backlash

Scientists and legal experts warn against commercial deep-sea mining as US President Donald Trump signs an executive order opening up both US and international waters.
A map highlights locations in the north Pacific Ocean, near Hawai'i

Published: Location: HawaiiTopic: Mining Environmental Issues

Two people die of dengue fever in Tonga

Two people have died of dengue fever in Tonga after an outbreak was declared in February. Other parts of the Pacific are also grappling with the disease.
Man in full white suit sprays grounds.

Published: Location: TongaTopic: Health

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Thousands of women left on the floor after giving birth in PNG's main hospital

In Papua New Guinea's main hospital, women are being forced to give birth on the floor due to a lack of beds.
Treated on hospital floor: Women sit on the floor of a hospital corridor holding their newborn babies
Duration: 2 minutes 8 seconds

Topic: Pregnancy and Childbirth

Get to know the two All Blacks legends leading Moana Pasifika

As the Super Rugby season nears its end, we caught up with two All Blacks legends leading Moana Pasifika
A man with no shirt kneeling next to a man wearing an ula and white hoodie next to a man with a red ula kneeling on the right

Topic: Rugby Union

China seizes tiny sandbank near Philippine military outpost

The Lowy Institute's Susannah Patton says regional tensions around the disputed Spratley Islands are ongoing.
Sanbank Struggle: Aerial vision shows figures on a small cay in an azure ocean.
Duration: 4 minutes 27 seconds

Topic: Territorial Disputes

MLC in Sydney, Australia and Queen Salote College in Tonga rekindle their relationship

Students from MLC and Queen Salote College rekindled their sisterhood recently sharing stories, exchanging knowledge, and building friendships rooted in respect and learning. 
A group of Australian and Tongan women with younger Australian women smile and pose on a balcony outside a school building

Topic: Education

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