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As the impact of the drought in Papua New Guinea worsens the UN and other agencies have been asked to become more involved in helping the victims. 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

Economists are warning that Papua New Guinea faces a collapse in government revenue of historic proportions. 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

The head of Save the Children Australia says the end of its tenure on Nauru means there is no longer an agency to speak up for the rights of children in detention there. Audio

The opposition in Fiji is challenging the findings of FICAC's investigation into Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum's declaration of assets. Audio

The head of stock exchange operator NZX is not expecting too many, if any, new listings before the end of the year. 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

The opposition Democratic Party in the Cook Islands says in signing a deal with Spanish purse seiners the government's abandoned principle in favour of money. Audio

Fiji's Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, has called an urgent meeting to resolve a row over a mineral prospecting license. Audio

Samoa is being urged to privatise more state-owned enterprises and review its regulations around foreign investment. 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

Elaine Blick's mother worked at an adoption home for unmarried mothers in the 1960s and their memories of that time are woven into a new novel. It's set in a fictional adoption home called Sunnyvale… Audio

The best* online video we’ve been watching this week including Craig vs. Brosnan, a JLG supercut and some Miyazaki love. Video

Associate professor in the School of Design at Massey University, and former Curator of History and Textiles at Te Papa. Her new book is a history told through objects and images, Real Modern… Audio

Our pick of the best* and most interesting screen-related articles and features from around the web this week.

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

Questions are expected to be asked of the Federated States of Micronesia about their lack of ratification of core human rights treaties at a United Nations review next week. 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

The owners of a fishing vessel which caused an oil spill in American Samoa last year have been fined just over one million US dollars, but still deny any wrongdoing. Audio

A marine scientist says the water quality in the Cook Islands Muri Lagoon is good despite the impact of an algal bloom. Audio

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

A Macau-based investment group has come up with a proposal to build a monorail connecting the Northern Marianas islands of Tinian and Saipan. Audio

It's hoped a conference in Fiji this week will give the region a strong platform ahead of a major summit in Paris, but others aren't so sure. 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