Palau

The Tahitians signalled their intentions early when the competition kicked off nine days ago, and they finished with 72 gold, 41 silver and 29 bronze medals.

"It is about sharing, supporting, and lifting each other up."

And Tahiti has stamped its mark as the team to beat when it hosts the Pacific Games in two years' time.

The French territory has more than double the gold medals of nearest rival with 59, and 117 medals in total.

The French territory has surged ahead at the multi-sport regional competition, with a medal haul of 53 gold, 32 silver and 18 bronze on the medal standings.

Tonga's archery team headed home on Saturday after winning an unprecedented 10 medals across recurve and compound events, still stunned by their remarkable run at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games.

Aotearoa's champion Tongan-Kiwi weightlifter David Liti won two gold medals in the men's 110kg+ clean and jerk and the men's overall, and a silver in the snatch.

Palau's Health Ministry is asking athletes, teams, visitors and the people of the islands to protect themselves as much as possible from mosquito bites.

Nehemiah Elder created history in Koror winning tripple gold medals and set nine records in the men's 88kh categoty on day five of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games.

Isaiah Aleksenko, 19, is leading the charge among Pacific swimmers at the Mini Games 2025.

Samoa now has nine gold medals to its name, while Fiji and Australia have jumped into third and fourth spots, respectively.

Tahiti's dominance in swimming on day four of the 2025 Pacific Mini Games was broken by some golden moments shared by other Pacific Island swimmers.

Amid the action and energy in Palau on Thursday, RNZ Pacific caught up with a few athletes on the ground to hear about their experiences so far. Audio

Niue was not listed on the medal table after day two of competition. It had been there on day one.

The organisers described the opening day as an "exciting start" filled with "incredible energy and sportsmanship".

Monday's action begins at 8:30am local time (11:30 NZT) and includes baseball, softball, swimming, va'a, volleyball and wrestling. Audio

Twenty-four countries are going to be represented at the event, with athletes competing across 12 sports.

"We face profound socioeconomic vulnerability and we cannot let GDP alone determine our eligibility for support."

Palau will have the largest team among the 22 participating Pacific nations.

Palau's president says the US order to fast-track deep sea mining is not a good idea.