The tsunami that struck Tonga and Samoa last year was the result of a rare geological event.

Sam Morgan has invested $700,000 in a Pacific Island-based microfinance company.

The rugby star accused of modern day slavery in France says the claims made against him are fabricated.

Tsunami-wrecked houses in Samoa are being rebuilt on higher ground - but without protection against cyclones or earthquakes, engineers say.

Attorney-General John Caughi has accused the Tongan govt of trying to curb an independent judiciary and attempting to interfere with the Princess Ashika inquiry.

The sunken ferry Princess Ashika was known to be unseaworthy by the Tongan government, leaked reports claim.

The convicted violent criminal who lived in Government minister Paula Bennett's home is out of prison - and has been kicked out of the country.

A woman's trial for murdering a three-year-old boy in her care was abandoned today after four weeks because a key medical witness was too ill to give evidence.