December 19, 2025
Pacific Islands News Roundup – December 12 – 18, 2025
Center-left
Pacific Islands Report
Owner: East-West Center & University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
December 17, 2025
Pasifika Sipoti in brief for 18 December
Public Broadcaster
RNZ
Owner: New Zealand Government
December 19, 2025
Southland teacher aide Quade Strange’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashed
Neutral
The New Zealand Herald
Owner: New Zealand Media & Entertainment (NZME)
Survivor 50 Cast: Everything to Know About the 24 Returning Players By Christopher Rudolph
Indeterminate
People - New York
Owner: IAC
USA, Spain and Canada still flying high in FIBA World Ranking Girls, presented by Nike
Neutral
FIBA Basketball
Owner: FIBA (Non-profit)
December 18, 2025
Bangladesh’s flag belongs on the world’s shipping lanes
Neutral
Daily Star
Owner: Shahnaz Rahman
Research marks 25 years of tracking Aotearoa Pacific children into adulthood
Public Broadcaster
Pacific Media Network
Owner: New Zealand Government
The phone call that changed everything: Social worker’s new life after kidney transplant
Public Broadcaster
Pacific Media Network
Owner: New Zealand Government
December 18, 2025
In pictures: The winners of Nesia Daily’s photo competition
Neutral
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Owner: Australian Government
10 Survivor Seasons to Watch Ahead of Season 50 (and a Bonus Show Returning Soon!) By Charlotte Walsh
Indeterminate
People - New York
Owner: IAC
December 18, 2025
Māngere athletes repping Pacific pride at the Special Olympics National Summer Games
Public Broadcaster
RNZ
Owner: New Zealand Government
December 17, 2025
REVEALED: The two England players Thomas Tuchel voted for in FIFA's The Best award... and why Cristiano Ronaldo did not have his say
Right-wing
Daily Mail
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
December 17, 2025
Revealed: Who Messi voted for at the FIFA Best awards
Neutral
TNT Sports
Owner: Warner Bros Discovery
December 11, 2025
Ready for Matariki Cup Challenge
Neutral
Cook Island News
Owner: Liz Woods & John Woods
The 20 best places to travel in 2026, according to the BBC – from Finland to Philadelphia
Neutral
Time Out
Owner: Peter Dubens
OFC 2026 tournament schedule confirmed
Neutral
Pacific News Service
Owner: The Pacific Islands News Association Ltd
December 17, 2025
Explora Journeys Unveils “Endless Worlds” – A 128-Day Inaugural World Journey for 2029
Neutral
Travel Daily Media
Owner: Tim Charlton
December 17, 2025
The year the US doubled down on critical minerals
Left-wing
Grist Magazine
Owner: Grist Magazine Inc.
December 17, 2025
Teams ready for OCL qualifiers
Neutral
Football in Oceania
Owner: Ola Bjerkevoll
Tongan brothers lead Junior Tall Blacks to historic Under-17 Oceania crown first
Public Broadcaster
Pacific Media Network
Owner: New Zealand Government