Pacific Review
A comprehensive roundup of the major stories from the region and the people involved and affected by them.
Episodes
Floating volcanic rock chokes islands in PNG
Coastal communities in Papua New Guinea stranded by pumice rock from an undersea volcano.
Tiny Guam's geostrategic importance makes it a big target for cyber attacks
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.
Samoa freezes bank accounts linked to Coconut Cartel hit
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.
UN resolution a victory for Pacific climate campaigners
The United Nations General Assembly backs a landmark climate ruling from the International Court of Justice.
Longtime opposition leader is new Solomons' PM
Solomon Islands MPs have ended weeks of political impasse by voting in the country's opposition leader, Matthew Wale, as Prime Minister.
Solomon's PM ousted in no confidence vote
The Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is ousted in a no-confidence vote just seven weeks after a mass ministerial walkout.
PNG's NRL team makes its first signing
Papua New Guinea's new NRL team signs up a rugby league superstar ahead of its 2028 entry into the competition.
Cartels, gangs and the Pacific drug trade
From narco‑submarines to tonnes of meth seized at sea — the Pacific is emerging as a major transit route for drugs bound for Australia.
Fijian authorities want Australian suspect over record drug haul
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
Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands
Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila batters remote communities in PNG and Solomon Islands for days as it moves slowly around the Solomon Sea.
Fuel prices surge across the Pacific
Pacific countries are starting to feel the impact of the war in the Middle East with surging fuel prices in some places.
Australian billionaire at the centre of Fiji's waste to energy project
An Australian billionaire is at the centre of a controversial plan to ship waste to Fiji where it will be used for generating electricity.
Cracks appear on Pacific nuclear dome
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.
Kava's popularity driving up lifestyle diseases among Fiji women
Women in Fiji are getting into kava, but health officials warn the shift in consumption is driving up lifestyle diseases.
Pacific Islanders caught up in Iran conflict
The US-Israel strikes on Iran have affected Pacific Islanders in the Middle East.
Australia's Foreign Minister caught in rugby funding scrum
Two more narco subs, semi-submersible vessels used for smuggling drugs across international waters, have been discovered in the Pacific.
Tuvalu calls for moral leadership from Australia on climate
What happens when a narco-sub washes ashore on your island? We take a look at what one Marshallese man is doing with his vessel.
Cocaine ship heading to Sydney
A ship caught carrying five tonnes of cocaine is making its way towards Sydney after being stripped of its cargo.
Pacific Review
A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
Mistreatment of female kava servers causes a stir in Tonga
Outrage at videos on social media swing indecent behaviour towards women serving kava in Tonga.
Pacific Review
A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
US travel restrictions against Tongans causing frustration and anxiety
Tongans say new travel restrictions preventing them from entering the United States are an unfair form of collective punishment.
Vanuatu's first armed robbery transfixes a nation unused to organised crime
A brazen daylight robbery at Port Vila's international aiport generates intense public interest and speculation on social media.
Cruise ship detained as PNG authorities investigate grounding
Eighty cruise ship passengers have been flown to Australia after spending four days on the grounded Coral Adventurer in Papua New Guinea waters.
Award winning artist takes on AI to save the soul of PNG music
Award-winning PNG musician Mal Meninga Kuri is leading a fight against a surge of AI-generated cover songs to protect the soul of Papua New Guinea’s music.
