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Health authorities and the media in Vanuatu are joining forces to try to curb the growth in so-called lifestyle diseases. Audio

Gin Wigmore and band join Emma Smith in the Music 101 studio for an acoustic session and catch-up upon the release of her third album Blood To Bone. Video, Audio

SJD is the six piece band of Sean James Donnelly. Performing a mix of electronica, pop-rock, and soul from our Auckland music studio. Video, Audio

An NGO in Bougainville hopes people relocated from the disappearing Carteret Islands will be able to grow food to feed those who stay behind. Audio

A New Zealand study has found over 2000 deaths a year could be prevented by a tax on unhealthy food. Lead researcher Cliona Ni Mhurchu of the University of Auckland joins the Panel to explain the… Audio

'The Lives of Colonial Objects' Edited by Annabel Cooper, Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla. Published by Otago University Press, RRP$50.00. Reviewed by Paul Diamond. Audio

A new study says a 20 pct tax on unhealthy foods and subsidisies on healthy ones could prevent or postpone thousands of early deaths each year. Audio

China's sharemarket rout gathered pace again yesterday after the eyewatering amounts of Government cash allocated to prop up stocks over the weekend failed to staunch the bleeding. Audio

The All Blacks beat Samoa in their first ever rugby test in Apia. Audio

The World Bank says the cost of natural disasters in the Pacific will continue to rise if steps are not taken to strengthen infrastructure and improve early warning systems. Audio

As temperatures plummet and snow moves in, people are still stuck living in garages in Christchurch. Audio

Gossip columnist Pebbles Hooper has resigned after comments about natuiral selction being at work after the accidental deaths of a woman and three young children. Audio

A book recording the first and only Pacific voyage of the Rainbow Warrior is being re-issued to mark the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the boat in Auckland Harbour by French spies. Audio

Exporters from the Pacific have been told the stories behind their food, like traditional farming practices, is a valuable selling point in the New Zealand market. Audio

The head of Papua New Guinea's anti corruption unit says he feels vindicated by the arrest of the country's former police commissioner. Audio

Lawyers in New Zealand and Australia are rallying over concerns about human rights and rule of law in Nauru. Audio

Auckland folk musician Dave Baxter performs live in the Auckland music studio. Video, Audio

The Kiribati minister of education says the school curriculum will be improved to ensure young people know more about sex, but more information also needs to come from the home. Audio

Tonga counting down to the coronation of King Tupou VI on Saturday. Audio

West Auckland locals feared for their lives after a neighbourhood dispute in Ranui turned violent last night. Audio

More than 3500 school children from around Tonga have gathered to celebrate the Tongan King's coronation in an Education Day which is part of more than a week of celebrations which began last… Audio

There was a resounding call for access to finances both before and after disasters from Pacific leaders at a regional meeting looking at humanitarian challenges. Audio