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The Fiji Elections Office is confident that an intensive education campaign will result in a high voter turnout at the polls in September. Audio

It's hoped that improvements to labour legislation in Papua New Guinea will help reduce unpredictability in the market place. Audio

New research shows Tonga was once the centre of a vast trading empire with economic and political power stretching across the Pacific. Audio

An environmental agency for the Micronesian state of Yap says it is optimistic a platic bag ban will have wide-ranging benefits including helping keep its reefs healthy and protecting marine life. Audio

Refugee advocates say witnesses to a fatal attack on an asylum seeker at Australia's Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea are in extreme danger. Audio

The World Health Organisation has launched its Tobacco Free Pacific Campaign in a bid to help the region become smokefree by 2025. Audio

In November voters in Tonga go to the polls to elect their second parliament under reforms from 2008 which ushered in a greater degree of democracy. Audio

Sixty Fijian electoral officers are being trained in workshops by the EU to help the country prepare for its September elections. Audio

A human trafficking report released by the US State department has received little backing from leaders and anti-human trafficking organisations in the Pacific. Audio

Vanuatu is to host a major conference of West Papuan representative groups towards arranging a unified bid for membership in the Melanesian Spearhead Group. Audio

Planning for medium to long term recovery and reconstruction in Solomon Islands following April's floods has been complicated by the fact that hundreds of people still don't have a home. Audio

A former ombudsman of Vanuatu has welcomed signs from the new Prime Minister that the office will be strengthened under his watch. Audio

The new One Cook Islands party is being touted as possibly holding the balance of power when it comes to deciding which party will govern the country. Audio

The Australian Government has been criticised for its policy of detaining women and children in offshore detention centres with substandard medical care. Audio

A campaign group says the Papua New Guinea government is going ahead with an experimental new seabed mine without the consent of the people. Audio

An Australian geothermal company plans to use volcanic energy to replace imported diesel fuel in the Pacific. Audio

A new eco-tourism venture aimed at reversing the effects of climate change on coral reefs has been launched in Vanuatu. Audio

A New Zealand-based Samoan artist known for her performance art and recreation of historical scenes has been awarded an artist's residency in Samoa. Audio

Following Indonesia's general election last Wednesday, Wayne takes a critical look at the campaign and suggests that the presidential contenders differ more greatly in style than in substance. Wallace… Audio

Final results from the Cook Islands elections are still a week away but the caretaker Cook Islands Party is confident, with special votes, that it can retain power. Audio

A group of New Zealand MPs are calling for Pacific governments to urgently invest in sexual and reproductive health, particularly family planning. Audio

The Solomon Islands Ministry of Health says it is declaring the Honiara Central Market healthy as it moves to ban the sale and use of tobacco, betel nut and alcohol. Audio

This year's election in Fiji will be challenging, but the real test is yet to come, according to a group of academics. Audio

Fiji's late Catholic bishop Petero Mataca will be laid to rest today in a funeral that has already drawn many admirers to the capital to pay their respects. Audio

There are fears that the Motu language, one of the official languages of Papua New Guinea, could be lost soon. Audio