A cyclone alert has been declared in Tonga today.

LATEST: Tonga's government has declared a storm warning as Cyclone Cyril looms over the horizon and threatens its northern islands.

Survivors of a ferry sinking in Papua New Guinea have reportedly called family to say they are sheltering on a remote island.

Survivors of the MV Rabaul sinking of the east coast of Papua New Guinea say they battled to stay alive.

Rescue crews have saved 246 people from Papua New Guinea ferry, but 126 are still missing.

Tonga's parliament has been in uproar this week as it tries to sack the kingdom's auditor general for describing New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully as two-faced.

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A strong earthquake has struck about 124 kilometers west of the capital of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.

LATEST: Severe storms are hitting Fiji again, reportedly claiming the life of a 26-year-old man.

The man who led a failed mutiny in PNG has been released on bail, as ousted leader Sir Michael Somare declares he is ready to go to jail to defend the nation's constitution.

Evacuations have been advised in parts of western Fiji as the country's tourist belt is pounded by heavy rain.

A tropical depression threatening already flood ravaged Fiji has weakened and is no longer expected to become a cyclone.

Norway's media and hundreds of Facebook followers are treating the self-proclaimed "Wild Vikings" as heroes for heading toward Antarctica from NZ without official permission.

Fiji is on cyclone alert as a tropical depression heads for the Pacific island state.

Fiji faces more severe weather as the cost of flood damage from last week is estimated at $20m.

An army officer who led a military revolt in Papua New Guinea has appeared in court on mutiny charges, police say.

Two of Tonga's royal cousins are getting married, prompting debate on whether the gene pool is becoming too narrow.

Health fears are growing in flood-hit parts of Fiji after three people were admitted to Nadi Hospital after contracting typhoid.

Kiwis warned of "some risk" to their security in Papua New Guinea following today's mutiny.

NZ will give flood-hit Fiji $350,000 after it announced a state of national disaster today.

A family of four has been killed in a landslide in Fiji, according to a report.