South Pacific's conman "King" passes away
<p>One of the South Pacific’s most infamous con men, Noah Musingku, has died in his self-declared kingdom in Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea.</p>
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Sea cucumbers, marijuana and golden passports: New season of Politok drops
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Fiji and Tuvalu host world leaders for climate talks
<p>Global attention turns to the Pacific as Fiji and Tuvalu play host to a major United Nations climate meeting.</p>
Cocaine exhibits at Fiji court replaced with flour
<p>Fiji authorities are under scrutiny after 52 kilograms of cocaine vanished from the exhibit room at the Suva High Court.</p>
Mother-to-baby HIV transmission rises as Fiji's epidemic worsens
<p>A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.</p>
Fiji declares HIV national emergency
<p>Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency, with one in 60 adults now living with the disease.</p>
Crocodile attack shocks Papua New Guinea's capital
<p>A wildlife park in Papua New Guinea's capital says it's carrying out an internal review after one of its workers was attacked and killed by a crocodile in front of crowds. </p>
Pacific Islands Forum leaders criticise China over missile test
<p>A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.</p>
Bougainville's independence referendum results tabled
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$165m crypto Ponzi suspect arrested in Fiji
<p>FBI and Fiji authorities have arrested and deported an American citizen wanted for masterminding a $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme.</p>
Vanuatu president defends pardon for sex offenders
<p>Vanuatu's president is refusing to bow to a public backlash over a pardon for two child sex offenders.</p>
Helicopter rescue for NZ climbers in the Solomons
<p>Two New Zealand climbers were rescued by helicopter after they were stranded for six days on Solomon Islands' highest mountain.</p>
Australia outpaces China as lead lender for Pacific infrastructure
<p>Australia overtakes China as the Pacific's biggest lender, according to new Lowy Institute data.</p>
Tongan women caught in arranged marriage syndicate in China
<p>Several Tongan women detail how they were lured into arranged marriages in China.</p>
Hundreds arrested as Timor-Leste cracks down on scam centres
<p>More than 300 foreign workers have been arrested as Timor-Leste cracks down on suspected scam centres in the capital, Dili.</p>
Pacific security in the spotlight after China fires test missile
<p>Pacific leaders have condemned China's test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, just hours after Australia signed a new security treaty with Fiji.</p>
'Godzilla' El Nino weather system starts to bite across the region
<p>El Nino weather system already being felt across the Pacific with predictions worse is to come.</p>
Debate in PNG over Australians appointed as senior police officers
<p>The appointment of two Australians to senior positions in the PNG police force sparks discussion over how to improve law and order.</p>
'Maybe they'll come looking for their drugs': locals worried after cocaine washes up on remote Fijian islands
<p>Locals are worried after parcels of what's believed to be cocaine wash up on remote islands in Fiji.</p>
Floating volcanic rock chokes islands in PNG
<p>Coastal communities in Papua New Guinea stranded by pumice rock from an undersea volcano.</p>
Tiny Guam's geostrategic importance makes it a big target for cyber attacks
<p>Guam might be a speck in the vast Pacific Ocean but it's geostratigic location and large US military presence has made it an attractive target for hackers.</p>
Samoa freezes bank accounts linked to Coconut Cartel hit
<p>Samoan authorities have frozen the bank accounts of a number of people it says are connected to the assassination of an Australian gang leader in Vietnam.</p>
UN resolution a victory for Pacific climate campaigners
<p>The United Nations General Assembly backs a landmark climate ruling from the International Court of Justice. </p>
Longtime opposition leader is new Solomons' PM
<p>Solomon Islands MPs have ended weeks of political impasse by voting in the country's opposition leader, Matthew Wale, as Prime Minister.</p>
Solomon's PM ousted in no confidence vote
<p>The Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is ousted in a no-confidence vote just seven weeks after a mass ministerial walkout.</p>
PNG's NRL team makes its first signing
<p>Papua New Guinea's new NRL team signs up a rugby league superstar ahead of its 2028 entry into the competition. </p>
Cartels, gangs and the Pacific drug trade
<p>From narco‑submarines to tonnes of meth seized at sea — the Pacific is emerging as a major transit route for drugs bound for Australia.</p>
Fijian authorities want Australian suspect over record drug haul
<p>Police in Fiji want an Australian man put on trial over what they allege was the importation of more than four tonnes of methamphetamine — the country’s largest drug seizure</p>
Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands
<p>Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands for days as it moves slowly around the Solomon Sea.</p>
Fuel prices surge across the Pacific
<p>Pacific countries are starting to feel the impact of the war in the Middle East with surging fuel prices in some places. </p>
Australian billionaire at the centre of Fiji's waste to energy project
<p>An Australian billionaire is at the centre of a controversial plan to ship waste to Fiji where it will be used for generating electricity. </p>
Cracks appear on Pacific nuclear dome
<p>A cement dome used for storing waste leftover from US nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific appears to be cracking and has sparked safety concerns.</p>
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