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The head of World Vision Australia says he's mystified by the Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's plans to introduce further performance evaluation systems to assess foreign aid based on value for money.

There's a call for Pacific island soldiers who fought in the First World War to be honoured alongside Anzac troops at New Zealand's main war memorials. Audio

Cyclone victims in Vanuatu have been forced to eat unripe crops while they wait for government assistance. Audio

Transparency Solomon Islands says MPs have seriously breached their responsibilities to their constituencies in the way flood assistance has been distributed. Audio

The MP for Papua New Guinea's Rabaul district has issued a plea for the country not to turn its back on the historic town. He says the town remains an important hub for economic and health services… Audio

Kiribati is facing stark choices with its overcrowded and under-nourished Tarawa Atoll, and says it is still finding its way through a climate change minefield, as rising sea levels and land erosion… Audio

A former Prime Minister of Fiji, Mahendra Chaudhry, is expected to be sentenced this week for breaching the country's Exchange Control Act. Audio

Australia's budget is likely to continue the recent trend of Australia's aid programme, according to an academic. Audio

An aspiring Fiji politician says independents can be successful in September elections despite restrictions. Audio

Solomon Islands flood victims say they will not leave their evacuation centres until they get help to source clean water. Audio

Australia's asylum seeker laws are breaching at least 7 international laws, according to a researcher. Audio

The operator of the Gold Ridge Mine in Solomon Islands is perplexed by a Solomons' Government decision to stop its expatriate workers from re-entering the country. Audio

Solomon Islands first ever national women's theatre troupe has been selected to attend this year's Melanesian Festival of the Arts in Papua New Guinea. Audio

NGOs in Fiji say the Electoral Decree is acting as a muzzle, stopping NGOs from doing their jobs. Audio

Oxfam Australia says Westpac Bank in Papua New Guinea is among Australia's big four banks not living up to their image as leaders in sustainable banking. Audio

Landowners on PNG's Manus Island voice regret at presence of asylum seeker detention camp on their land. Audio

More work to be done to convince parents and religious leaders in American Samoa of the need for sex education in the classroom. Audio

The Marshall Islands government is hoping Japan will help fund a major water and sewer upgrade on Majuro atoll. Audio

International credit ratings agency Standard and Poor's says Fiji's upcoming elections has played a central role in the agency revising the country's rating outlook from stable to positive. Audio

The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation is commending the Marshall Islands for standing up to the world's nuclear powers. Audio

Rape cases made up more than half of last month's criminal cases dealt with by Vanuatu's Supreme Court. Audio

Re-instated PNG university head delighted to be back in Lae. Audio

The chairman of the Media Industry Development Authority in Fiji is defending his decision to censure Fiji TV for broadcasting so-called hate speech. Audio

The agency UNICEF says its raising awareness of immunisation in an effort to protect children with vaccinations, even in remote parts of the Pacific region. Audio

The Red Cross says the threat of further wet weather in the flood damaged Solomon Islands is likely to hamper recovery efforts and is making people very nervous. Audio