Samoa's prime minister has banned the country's only daily newspaper from his press conferences. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The Pacific plans to be the first region in the world to be completely reliant on renewable energy. But most Pacific countries still fall significantly short of their 100% renewable energy goals. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

A remote island in the western Pacific has been inhabited by invasive monkeys for more than a century. Now, the U.S. military is clearing land and pushing them to the south, where they are causing new issues for the island's remaining human residents.

Catholic communities in a Pacific nation celebrated their national pride recently when the country's first saint was canonized. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

A major tourism attraction in Micronesia is now threatened with oil pollution. Reports from the location say climate change is a contributing factor.

China is moving ahead with a controversial surveillance plan in the Solomon Islands. It's aimed at villages, and some opposition politicians warn it's a dangerous precedent when it comes to individual rights. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

New Zealand has paid $3.5 million to Samoa to compensate for a ship that ran aground and sank on a reef one year ago. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

A team of scientists has returned from a 54-day voyage on an Australian research vessel. They explored the impacts of the devastating 2022 eruption of Tonga's underwater volcano. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The government of the Marshall Islands is speeding up the construction of a new parliament building. The urgency is because last month, a devastating fire destroyed the existing government complex. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Methamphetamine abuse is a growing issue across French Polynesia. This past weekend, more than 6,000 people took to the streets for demonstrations against the drug's growing influence. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.