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How a Samoan teine gets on a hot South Korean dance show

Emma Huch dances for the Jam Republic crew in the South Korean hip-hop competition.

The Uncle Winston effect: Peters a well-respected leader in Pacific region

Winston Peters and Dr Shane Reti's Pacific Mission toured Tonga, Rarotonga and Samoa.

What will it take to fix Fletcher Building?

'All they did was inject another level of risk ... the CEO is not the problem here.'

New health science degree set up in Samoa to boost doctors, nurses in region

New Zealand is helping to create more doctors, nurses and health workers in Samoa.

Was Winston Peters missing Shane Jones in the Pacific?

The coalition Government has visited three different Polynesian countries in five days.

A week on island time with Peters and Reti: Name mix-ups, island banter, suits in 32C weather

The ministers visited Tonga, Cook Islands and Samoa in a whirlwind Pacific Mission tour.

Pacific Islands push for more uni students in Australia

Going to university in Australia could become simpler for Pacific Islanders.

Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, no tsunami expected

There was a power outage affecting about 300 customers in Naalehu.

Laughs and island banter in the 685 as Pacific Mission ends

The final leg of the Pacific Mission is finally here, in Samoa.

Kava on tap: New initiative to make drink ‘available for everyone’

Mālō!

New research shows which families are most at risk of cot death

First study of Pacific infant sleep practices finds gaps in the way advice is being given.

Cot death: Baby may have been saved if Oranga Tamariki had helped with bedding, says coroner

Silongo Mafi, 3 months old, died while sharing a bed with his mother.

Fijian police seize tonne of methamphetamine

The drug was found in both crystal and powder forms, some of it stored in kava bags.

'Voyagers': Waka ama a second home for Pacific people

Pacific paddlers competing at the waka ama nationals say more Pasifika should compete.

Haylani Kuruppu creates history at Miss Global beauty pageant

Miss Samoa Global makes history as the first runner-up in the Miss Global pageant.

Kiwi volunteers help assess damaged schools in Vanuatu after Cyclone Lola

Three months after Tropical Cyclone Lola, dozens of schools remain uninhabitable.

Heart surgery nan cheers on the clan at waka ama nationals

Mereana Hona is the face and voice of the Heart Foundation’s Stand Strong campaign.

Port Moresby’s ‘darkest day': At least 10 dead after looting, fires in PNG

Civil unrest, sporadic looting, and arson broke out in the capital.