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A lack of new Samoan language resources in New Zealand has prompted a team to make available online old recordings of traditional Samoan songs and stories. Audio

Experienced Maori and Pasifika tradespeople are helping the next generation of apprentices. Audio

A deadly response to West Papuan expression of independence aspirations puts the Indonesian security forces in the spotlight again as thousands of people across the world took part in demonstrations… Audio

France calls on Wallisian chiefs to end a blockade of the airport, now in its second week. Audio

An overseas buyer has been allowed to purchase a multi-million dollar investment home in Auckland, which he won't live in, after promising to set up a scholarship for children in low decile schools. Audio

Refugee advocates are concerned for a Sri Lankan asylum seeker on Nauru who has been jailed after he attempted to commit suicide at the detention centre there. Audio

A New Zealand woman who died at the weekend in Fiji was concerned for her safety and security after a warning from the Fiji Rugby Union to close down a charity she set up. Audio

With just over three weeks to go until Christmas, the Salvation Army is in overdrive helping another three hundred families a week put food on the table. The Salvation Army's community ministries… Audio

A year has passed since the elections in Tonga brought a new look government into power and there is concern that expectations haven't been met. Audio

Women's advocacy groups in Solomon Islands say they want to present a case for reserve seats for women in parliament to the country's MPs during next weeks sitting. Audio

A domestic violence activist in Samoa says a police officer telling women to think carefully before they waste paper making a statement shows the need for a change in attitude within the police force.

Faster consents, less interference if you want to extend your deck and a national standard for how to measure a building. Audio

Australia has been lambasted for its silence on the democratic crisis in Nauru. Audio

As the Pacific comes together to raise awareness about gender violence in the 16 Days of Action, the director general of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community says it is a cancer in Pacific… Audio

A controversial levy in Tonga has been deferred for a third time so it can be ammended to include more money exchange operators. Audio

A lawyer for the Nauru opposition MP who can't leave the Pacific Island because his passport's been cancelled says the country's justice minister is pursuing a personal vendetta. Audio

Are those self-help books actually bringing you down. We ask psychologist Marc Wilson. Audio

An immigration lawyer says dozens of Pasifika families are unfairly deported from New Zealand each year after putting their trust in rogue advisers. Audio

The Samoa Rugby Union says it ended up making a profit from hosting the All Blacks in Apia, after receiving some additional sponsorship money. Audio

Cook Islanders have again taken to the streets to protest the government's plans to allow more purse seine boats to fish in its waters. Audio

Millions of Syrians have poured into Lebanon in the past four years, many then try to board boats for Turkey, and from there attempt the treacherous journey to Europe, often on unseaworthy vessels… Audio

A new grassroots movement in American Samoa is hoping to collect 10,000 signatures in a bid to help save the local tuna industry. Audio

A killer who dumped his girlfriend's body in a bin is reported to be among the dozen Christmas Island deportees who arrived back in the country yesterday. Audio

Auckland researchers say teenagers fleeing domestic abuse have ended up as exploited and illegal workers, paid just five-dollars an hour, to pay off hospital bills. Audio

Fiji's student journalists have been told they can change the media climate in the country, but face enormous pressures to do so. Audio