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At least two Labour candidates - notably absent from the party's list - say they stood aside to help their colleague, Kelvin Davis, get a better ranking. Audio

Australia's government is continuing to deport asylum seekers to Iraq despite unrest, sparking protests on PNG's Manus Island. Audio

A village garden project in Samoa is now supplying most of the resorts and hotels and could be replicated around the country. Audio

The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness says 80 percent of vision loss in the region is caused by the three preventable conditions: cataracts, refractive errors and diabetic… Audio

Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has announced reforms to her country's aid policy saying it needs to be more innovative and work more creatively with the main drivers of economic development… Audio

An expert on Melanesia says the Indonesian president's presence at the Pacific Islands Development Forum demonstrates both countries' push to develop international relationships. Audio

An education leader says the Government risks losing Maori language and culture unless it stops treating wananga like Pakeha institutions and gives them more help. Audio

The new Tongan budget has faced criticism for relying too heavily on foreign aid, with 59 percent of the record budget provided by donors. Audio

An officer with the Australian Defense Force says it is important to educate people in the Pacific about the dangers posed by old explosives from World War II. Audio

A village farm programme aimed at providing jobs in Samoa is now sending produce to most of the resorts and hotels on the main island. Audio

Scientists in Britain have created special glasses designed to help people with severe sight loss. Audio

The regulator says stronger capital market rules will help build a more productive economy. Audio

Ten weeks after devastating floods affected fifty thousand people and killed at least 21 in Solomon Islands in early April authorities are struggling to help the homeless recover. Audio

Nurses in Vanuatu still owed unpaid wages despite Government promises to pay up in March. Audio

A saving scheme for women in Gizo in Solomon Islands has been set up to help improve their economic status and eventually set up their own businesses. Audio

There are suggestions that an eminent persons group should be sent to Nauru ass the small island is again enveloped in a debiliting political crisis. Audio

The public ban on betelnut in Papua New Guinea's capital has cleaned up Port Moresby's streets but is forcing the market underground, driving the cost of the product skywards and harming income… Audio

The 'Festival of Democracy' conference next week expects to spark discussions on the issue in light of Tonga's election later this year. Audio

Channelling aid money towards trade programmes is being seen as an important step towards Pacific Island forum countries achieving sustainable economic growth. Audio

The security software company, Wynyard Group, is working on a programme to help speed-up police work by quickly matching evidence taken from seized electronics, to other cases they're working on. Audio

Tuvalu signs on for deal that promises high speed internet to reach all islands. Audio

The Fijian sporting community is in mourning after athletics representative Roy Ravana Junior was killed in a shooting incident in the United States. Audio

Training conducted by the German agency for International Cooperation to prepapre for a forest inventory on Santo, Vanuatu's biggest island. Audio

A human rights advisor at Papua New Guinea's United Nations Aids agency says the country is struggling to make any progress on achieving the Millenium Development goal of reducing HIV. Audio

A new state of the art eye care centre is to be built in Honiara with the assistance of the New Zealand aid programme. Audio