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An academic specialising in West Papua says Pacific Islands peoples are taking the lead on issues of decolonisation within the region, and that it's beginning to make an impact on geopolitics. Audio

Papua New Guinea's struggle to contain sorcery-related violence is being linked to a lack of development for the majority rural population. While PNG scrapped the Sorcery Act three years ago in a move… Audio

The Marshall Islands is urged to re-think its strategy in a battle against nuclear powers. Audio

Samoa First Union says discussions with Yazaki EDS Samoa are underway to ensure that employees are looked after when the company shuts down next year. Audio

An academic specialising in women's political representation says the Pacific is still lagging behind other regions in this area, but that some countries like Samoa are looking beyond the classic… Audio

Kim Hill talks to Jeavons Baillie, who volunteered to assist with painting restoration in Florence after the devastating floods in November 1966, was the first Conservation Officer for the Alexander… Audio

Some of the challenges Pacific island countries face in implementing human rights goals have been identified at a regional meeting in Fiji. Audio

Violence between refugees and locals on Manus Island demonstrates the failure of Australia's offshore detention, according to a human rights lawyer. Audio

Co-ordinating Cook Island leaders to work as one on achieving the UN sustainable development goals is one of the country's main challenges. Audio

For the first time, Tonga's LGBTI community will be calling on government leaders to revise legislation in order to protect LGBTI people. Audio

Kim Hill talks to Gerard van Bohemen, New Zealand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. New Zealand is currently a non-permanent member of the Security Council. Audio

The Australian appointed administrator to Norfolk Island is believed to be in London courting backing for his government's controversial removal of the island's autonomy. Audio

French Polynesia's government has put its case for the territory to be removed from the United Nations decolonisation list. Audio

A former attorney general in Papua New Guinea wants to know where the police commissioner gets his authority to treat politicians and senior government servants more leniently than the general public.

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra turns 70 in 2017. Chief Executive Chris Blake and Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen discuss how the orchestra will celebrate this milestone.   Audio

Calls by Fiji's head of corrections for a discussion on reintroducing corporal punishment have been condemned. Audio

The Pacific's struggle to get easier access into Australia and New Zealand. Audio

Chronic water shortages could see students at the Aligegeo secondary school in Solomon Islands' Malaita Province going home just weeks before their final exams. Audio