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Papua New Guinea to host matches in the next Rugby League World Cup. Audio

Christchurch radiologist Ian Cowan's novel takes us back to the health reforms of the early 1990s. New Zealand's public healthcare system was falling into turmoil as the government tried to convert… Audio

Nutritionist Claire Turnbull explains why it was easier to be slimmer in the 1980s Audio

Papua New Guinea's government says moves to investigate a Chief Magistrate have nothing to do with her issuing an arrest warrant against the Prime Minister last year. Audio

Two senior fraud squad members, recently sacked by the Commissioner of Police in Papua New Guinea, have their jobs back for now. Audio

Australia's highest court has reserved its judgement in a case challenging the constitutionality of Canberra's offshore detention of asylum seekers in the Pacific. Audio

Rugby World Cup pool play wraps up this weekend, with the All Blacks playing their final match against Tonga on Saturday. Audio

Papua New Guinea's government says moves to investigate a Chief Magistrate have nothing to do with her issuing an arrest warrant against the Prime Minister last year. Audio

A top US military official says a second draft environmental impact statement around controversial plans for the Northern Marianas demonstrates it's following a thorough process. Audio

A former Vanuatu president, George Sokomanu, says the constitution should be changed to accommodate the problems arising from alleged corruption involving parliamentarians. Audio

Caritas' director Julianne Hickey says New Zealand is not prioritising those most in need with its climate financing in the Pacific. Audio

For the latest from the markets we're joined by Brad Gordon at Macquarie Private Wealth, Audio

A South African diplomat in Fiji may escape penalty after a fatal road accident. Audio

International conservationists say the cutting edge satellite surveillance tech known as "eyes on the sea" will be employed to police the newly declared Easter Island marine reserve. Audio

Cook islands chiefs meet with expats to discuss immigration concerns. Audio

An independent trade expert from Geneva says PACER Plus trade negotiations are too rushed and hold little benefit for Pacific Island countries. Audio

A fatal road incident in Fiji involving a South African diplomat is now out of police hands and is a matter between the foreign ministries of both countries. Audio

The suspended Nauru opposition MP Roland Kun says processing 600 asylum-seeker applications in one week is logistically impossible. Audio

A Northern Marianas historian is working to compile a complete history of a group of Samoan chiefs who formed a community on Saipan 100 years ago. Audio

A Papua New Guinea NGO has responded cautiously to a signal by the government that it is advancing with the process of revoking land leases issued under a fraudulent lease system. Audio

Fiji will introduce scouting in its junior high school grades to account for weeks of free time between exams and the end of the academic year. Audio

The Marshall Islands foreign minister says climate change induced migration would be akin to cultural genocide and says it should only be considered as a last resort. Audio

A pensioner on Nauru who had her fortnightly benefit stripped because she attended an anti-government protest in June says she will struggle without the payment. Audio

The US military has moved to produce a second draft environmental impact statement for its plans in the Northern Marianas after its first draft received strong opposition. Audio

An executive member of Australia's peak legal body says reports that two Australian lawyers have been banned from entering Papua New Guinea raises serious questions about judicial independence. Audio