Samoa

Samoa's first female prime minister ignored a taunt about her marital status in defeating the second attempt to oust her in two weeks.

Pacific Islanders spending large amounts of money trying to secure Australia's new permanent residency visa say the experience has left them dejected and anxious.

Pacific Islanders living in the US fear sudden removal from loved ones, jobs and their adopted home, as Donald Trump pursues a crackdown on undocumented migrants.

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in the Pacific nation of Cook Islands, urging the government to protect its ties with New Zealand. 

The Miss Pacific Islands pageant is supposed to celebrate culture and togetherness. But this week it has been defined by allegations of fraud, bullying and lies.

Samoa's government has blamed a Chinese state-backed hacking group for a series of sophisticated cyber attacks, saying it has been conducting "malicious cyber operations" across the Pacific.

A judge at the centre of a voting controversy at the Miss Pacific Islands pageant is being held in the host country Solomon Islands while pageant organisers complete "an investigation" into alleged vote rigging. 

Known as a "gentle giant" among his school and local rugby club in Sydney's west, Jordan Mailata is gearing up for his second Super Bowl. And his community couldn't be more excited.

Pacific nations are devastated after Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Paris climate accord, while Samoa's leader stays in power.

The Pacific's tourism bodies say cruising looks different since the industry's post-pandemic comeback — and outer islands could be among the winners.

While the Pacific Policing Initiative has won wide backing from Pacific leaders and police chiefs, it has also generated some cynicism in the region.

It's two months since the Royal New Zealand Navy vessel Manawanui ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa — and locals say they can still "smell the fuel".

Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plough into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary findings of a military Court of Inquiry.

Samoa enforcer Spencer Leniu has called for an annual three-match series against Tonga, arguing the rugby league Tests could reach a similar status to State of Origin.

The understood hierarchy in international men's rugby league has been shattered by the rising Pasifika teams, but there are concerns from across the ditch that the scales are tipping too far.

The question about whether a woman can become the president of the United States has been asked time and again. Yet in other parts of the world, the question has already been answered with an emphatic "yes".

Women in the Pacific are 14 times more likely to die from cervical cancer than in Australia, but there are hopes a record philanthropic donation will change that.

The final communique issued by CHOGM calls for reparatory justice and says many Commonwealth countries share "common historical experiences" relating to the "enduring effects" of the slave trade, Indigenous dispossession and blackbirding.

Anthony Albanese received a green and gold welcome to one Samoan village, as he celebrated a strategic victory with a new security agreement.

Anthony Albanese is mobbed by children in Samoa after being granted a chiefly title in the village of Satapuala, as the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting wraps up in the Pacific island nation.