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Scientists in the region are setting their sights on the parasite Plasmodium Vivax as the key to realising the Pacific's aim to eradicate malaria. Audio

An appeals court in French Polynesia is to decide the future of a man who has been living in a canoe outside a large resort near Tahiti. Audio

A Papua New Guinea model who regards herself as a pioneer is facing a storm of abuse for not fitting cultural norms. Audio

Chris Cairns' wife has been accused of lying to help her cricketer husband. Audio

Amnesty International says it's heartened by Nauru's invitation to international bodies to go to the island and check out its treatment of asylum seekers and refugees. Audio

Human Rights Watch have just released a report examining the extent of family violence in Papua New Guinea, and make recommendations of what should be done. Audio

The Minister of Health says a 35 per cent jump in overall demand for mental health services is one of the reasons the police are dealing with more and more calls. Audio

A New Zealand chocolatier says Pacific nations have the potential to contend South America and West Africa as producers of high grade cocoa beans. Audio

An Indonesian government consultant on West Papua-related issues says that increasing awareness about West Papua in the Pacific Islands region and beyond is a healthy thing, but that for any… Audio

United Nations member states are expected to express their concerns about human rights issues in Nauru like press freedom and the treatment of refugees at a review this week. Audio

An expert in minority laguages at Auckland's University of Technology says a new online Cook Islands dictionary will play a strong role in helping to preserve the language. Audio

Trees blown over by cyclone Pam on Tanna island in Vanuatu are being milled for building material with the off cuts used to make furniture and kids toys. Audio

Jakarta focuses development approach in Papua on enabling grassroots communities to become equipped with the tools and skills to compete in modern market mechanisms. Audio

A former Fiji Secretary General of Parliament says the opposition leader should be able to make trips and visit civil servants. Audio

New Zealand photographer, Rachael Hale McKenna has built a career around capturing the essence of childhood through portrait photography and she also is adept at getting wonderful shots of animals… Audio, Gallery

A Bangladeshi refugee who is being detained in Indonesia after his groups' failed attempt to sail to New Zealand hopes a new report by Amnesty International will help his group's case. Guyon Espiner… Audio

The Indonesian government under new president Joko Widodo has pinpointed grassroots empowerment as its core approach to development in Papua region, however Jakarta continues to face criticism about… Audio

A world-first study has found a hormone commonly used to induce labour in pregnant women can also help children with autism. Audio

The largest regional agency operating in the Pacific, the SPC, prepares for a change in its strategic direction. Audio

Sew Good was started in Lower Hutt two years ago by the Common Unity Project, which works with the local community on urban farm projects. Organiser, Julia Milne arranged for donated machines, and… Audio

A Fiji health conference is told of the need for better care for women and children after disasters. Audio

The Wellington City Council will prioritise its nearly-300 thousand dollar grants fund to go towards supporting services for incoming refugees. Audio

The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea is hosting a regional forum that it hopes will help address sorcery-related violence. Audio

A group of first-term Cook Island MPs are hoping to take back some of the lessons from a trip to New Zealand to improve their parliament. Audio

Vanuatu's Opposition has renewed its call for the Prime Minister Sato Kilman to step down in the wake of the jailing of a quarter of the country's MPs. Audio