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Expanded World Cup offers Oceania teams extra incentive

Expanded World Cup offers Oceania teams extra incentive

Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia are among the unlikely nations that could score a first trip to the expanded FIFA World Cup showpiece in 2026.

Pacific prepares for climate reset as Trump returns

Pacific prepares for climate reset as Trump returns

Pacific prepares for climate reset as Trump returns

Pacific prepares for climate reset as Trump returns

New Zealand will attempt to buttress itself against likely trade protectionism as the Pacific readies for Donald Trump's second US presidency.

Kiwi Ferns pound Orchids, set up Jillaroos final clash

Kiwi Ferns pound Orchids, set up Jillaroos final clash

Kiwi Ferns pound Orchids, set up Jillaroos final clash

Kiwi Ferns pound Orchids, set up Jillaroos final clash

New Zealand winger Mackenzie Wiki scored a hat-trick in a 36-0 win over the PNG Orchids in the Pacific Cup women's clash in Port Moresby.

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PNG claim Pacific Bowl with big win over Cook Islands

PNG claim Pacific Bowl with big win over Cook Islands

The PNG Kumuls beat Cook Islands 42-20 to win the Pacific Bowl and can secure a Pacific Championships promotion with a win over New Zealand next week.

Commonwealth nations make first ocean declaration

Commonwealth nations make first ocean declaration

Commonwealth countries have adopted the first ocean declaration during a summit held in the Pacific island nation of Samoa.

Commonwealth leaders say time for discussion on slavery

Commonwealth leaders say time for discussion on slavery

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting has selected a new secretary-general who supports reparations for slavery and colonialism.

Jennings hat-trick fires Fiji to win over Cook Islands

Jennings hat-trick fires Fiji to win over Cook Islands

Fiji have turned on the razzle dazzle in a 56-6 win over Cook Islands in the Pacific Championships as Viliame Kikau ran riot.

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Fiji beat Cook Islands to keep World Cup dream alive

Fiji beat Cook Islands to keep World Cup dream alive

Fiji beat Cook Islands to keep World Cup dream alive

Fiji beat Cook Islands to keep World Cup dream alive

Fiji winger Vitalina Naikore has starred in an 18-6 Pacific Championships win in Suva over Cook Islands and are one win away from a maiden World Cup spot.

Commonwealth should acknowledge 'painful' history: King

Commonwealth should acknowledge 'painful' history: King

Commonwealth should acknowledge 'painful' history: King

Commonwealth should acknowledge 'painful' history: King

King Charles says he understands how the Commonwealth's "most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate".

King Charles becomes Samoan 'high chief' and tries kava

King Charles becomes Samoan 'high chief' and tries kava

King Charles becomes Samoan 'high chief' and tries kava

King Charles becomes Samoan 'high chief' and tries kava

King Charles has been declared a Samoan "high chief" during his visit to the Pacific island.

King Charles and Queen Camilla touch down in Samoa

King Charles and Queen Camilla touch down in Samoa

King Charles and Queen Camilla touch down in Samoa

King Charles and Queen Camilla touch down in Samoa

King Charles III has arrived in Samoa where climate is a key issue and Commonwealth leaders are expected to make a declaration on protecting the ocean.

Papua New Guinea stun Fiji to crash Bati homecoming

Papua New Guinea stun Fiji to crash Bati homecoming

Papua New Guinea stun Fiji to crash Bati homecoming

Papua New Guinea stun Fiji to crash Bati homecoming

Papua New Guinea's mix of Queensland Cup players and Super League journeymen have helped the Kumuls shock Fiji 22-10 in the Pacific Bowl opener in Suva.

Pelite stars as Samoa keep World Cup hopes alive

Pelite stars as Samoa keep World Cup hopes alive

Pelite stars as Samoa keep World Cup hopes alive

Pelite stars as Samoa keep World Cup hopes alive

Evania Pelite has starred in her first match since switching from Australia to Samoa, leading her side to a 30-16 win over arch-rivals Tonga in Fiji.

Jarryd Hayne joins Fiji's Pacific Championships staff

Jarryd Hayne joins Fiji's Pacific Championships staff

Jarryd Hayne joins Fiji's Pacific Championships staff

Jarryd Hayne joins Fiji's Pacific Championships staff

Jarryd Hayne has landed his first rugby league gig since having a sexual assault conviction overturned.

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Good signs for PNG, but Australia claim PMs' XIII win

As Papua New Guinea prepare to be granted a licence to enter the NRL, the Pacific nation's Prime Ministers' XIII showed positive signs in a loss to Australia.

Thumping PM's XIII win comes at cost for Aussie women

Lauren Brown was forced off injured in Australia's dominant Prime Ministers' XIII defeat of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby.

Freed NZ pilot reunited with family in Indonesia

After being held hostage for more than a year in the Papua region of Indonesia, a New Zealand pilot has spoken of his relief after being freed by rebels .

Tonga pulls off Pacific Islands Forum staging

There has been disagreements and plenty of tensions kept under the carpet but for the most part, the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga was a success.

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'Take the lane': Albanese denies US Pacific police plan

A video of what Anthony Albanese calls a "private conversation" with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell shows a chummy relationship on Pacific policing.

Shadows of US-China contest over Pacific Islands Forum

Attempts by the Solomon Islands to downgrade the membership of Taiwan at the Pacific Islands Forum appear set to fail.

No closer to Papua New Guinea NRL kick off: Albanese

A Papua New Guinea-based NRL team appears a matter of when, not if - though Anthony Albanese still cannot say 'when' will be.

Pacific backs Australia's regional police initiative

Anthony Albanese has wasted no time getting to work at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, announcing support for his Pacific Policing Initiative.

'Groundbreaking' Australia-Tuvalu pact signed at summit

A year after signing the Falepili Union, the leaders of Australia and Tuvalu have held a ceremony to mark the realisation of the groundbreaking pact.

Demetriou's appointment a crucial step in PNG's NRL bid

Jason Demetriou has been appointed coach of the Kumuls. The boss of Papua New Guinea's NRL bid explains why that is good news for the country's push for a team.

Palau hopes to host 2026 Pacific Islands Forum summit

The Pacific Islands Forum chair is likely to return to Micronesian hands in 2026 under a power-sharing deal, with Palau confirming its candidacy.

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