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A phone helpline for women experiencing violence in Papua New Guinea says thousands have used the service but the problem continues to affect nearly every woman in the country at some point during her… Audio

The Pacific Dance Festival in Auckland, now in its third year, attracted international talent for the first time. The festival headlined a mix of traditional and contemporary talents and provides a… Audio

Royal New Zealand Ballet cancelled an interview between Checkpoint and its newest trustee, Reverend Toby Behan, and then said its chair Steven Fyfe and Frances Turner weren't available, despite… Audio

Samoa will become the latest country to ban all single-use plastics from January. Audio

China is making a concerted foray into radio broadcasting in the Pacific Islands, and is taking up a lot of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's former shortwave radio frequencies into the… Audio

Rarotonga in the Cook Islands will have a new mobile health clinic servicing the island's thirteen thousand people, a first for the region. Audio

A new Pacific Marine Climate Change Report Card has been produced recently in Samoa as part of World Oceans Day activities to highlight the current science on the state of the Pacific Ocean. Audio

One of the world’s most famous lullabies, Brahms’s Wiegenlied / Cradle Song has been performed especially for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s brand new baby in German and Te Reo Māori.

Political and tribal violence in Papua New Guinea's Highlands is compounding the struggles of a region devastated by a major earthquake nearly four months ago. Audio

Niue's Chamber of Commerce says a new mobile phone app offers visitors to the island a great tool to find out up to date information about what's going on on the island. Audio

Papua New Guinea police and military forces have deployed extra personnel to Southern Highlands to quell unrest in the province. The unrest has been described as politically driven. Combined with… Audio

A teacher working on Maewo in Vanuatu with students relocated from Ambae following volcanic activity says they are struggling to learn anything due to a lack of resources and facilities. Audio

Tonga's finance minister is confident that the drawn-out process of passing his Budget will be completed within the next 24 hours. Audio

A New Zealand academic says the Nauru government appears to be lurching towards authoritarianism and the New Zealand government should speak out about what is going on there. Audio

The man appointed to oversee Papua New Guinea's State of Emergency operations in Southern Highlands province says he will work to bring the community on side. Audio

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week. Audio

Businesses in Norfolk Island are planning major cutbacks in services as employers face wage increases of up to 45 percent. Audio

A practice parliament workshop was held in the Solomon Islands last week in an effort to encourage more women to participate in politics. Audio

Relatively new phenomena like online child abuse and revenge porn are increasingly becoming issues in the Pacific, according to Tonga's Acting Attorney General. Audio

An Independent Judicial Committee appointed by World Rugby has decided French fullback Benjamin Fall was treated too harshly when he was sent off in Saturday night's second test against the All Blacks… Video, Audio

A build-up of high powered weapons is clouding prospects for peace in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province after significant unrest sparked there last week. Audio

Tony Ryan reviews the Christchurch Symphony Orchestras Fear and Courage concert featuring energetic pianist Nikolay Khozyainov. Audio

Gone Fishing: A key witness who gave evidence at the trial against Gail Maney and Stephen Stone in return for immunity from prosecution says he hired a hypnotist to help him remember where he buried… Video