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New Zealand's associate trade minister says he hopes a meeting with the region's trade ministers in Rarotonga this week will accelerate negotiations for the regional PACER Plus free trade agreement. Audio

UN human rights authorities say a pregnant Somali refugee allegedly raped on Nauru is in a fragile mental and physical state, and have called for action. Audio

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

The Fiji Government's angry reaction to an official tour by the opposition leader has sparked a disagreement on constitutional rights. Audio

Achievement rates of Pacific students in tertiary education are not increasing as hoped, despite the growing number of Pacific students. Audio

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

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

The director of Fiji's Biosecurity Authority has accused New Zealand authorities of breaching international conventions by suspending imports of Fijian long beans. Audio

Fiji Football believes its spot at the Rio Olympics is safe after Oceania Football dismissed an appeal by New Zealand. Audio

The Governor of Indonesia's Papua province says his plan for a revised autonomy package for the region is a solution to a critical threat facing ethnic Papuans in their homeland. Audio

The Communications Minister in Tonga says moves to create a new body with powers to block selected online content has addressed public concerns about internet usage. Audio

A three-year aid package to Pacific Islands worth 450 million US dollars is being rolled out by Japan. 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

Fiji's opposition leader says her complaint against the attorney general over a property declaration last year is about upholding the honesty and integrity of the government. Audio

For the first time, Radio New Zealand International journalists have been able to enter Indonesia's eastern region of Papua, offering us a glimpse at a Melanesian society long closed off from outside… Audio

Australian government asked to help a Somali refugee on Nauru who was raped and is now pregnant. Audio

Joseph Parker is expecting a big family presence when he fights in Samoa for the first time early next year. Audio

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The latest allegations against Fiji's Attorney General have again gone mostly unreported in Fiji media. Audio

Fourteen government MPs in Vanuatu including the Speaker and the deputy Prime Minister are going to jail for for their roles in giving and receiving corrupt payments last year. Audio

A spokesperson for the Solomon Islands Prime Minister's office says the government ministers who have resigned will be replaced as soon as possible. Audio

Vanuatu's Supreme Court has ruled that the speaker of parliament, Marcellino Pipite's, move to pardon himself and 13 other MPs earlier this month was unconstitutional. Audio

Bikini Islanders in the Marshalls seek a change in US rules on how they can spend resettlement funds. Audio

: Fiji's DPP lays charges against police and soldiers over the assault of a recaptured prisoner uploaded to the internet nearly three years ago. Audio