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Vanuatu's government says it expects Australia to advance the concerns of Pacific Islands states now that it has a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. For Vanuatu that means exploring allegations of… Audio

A Tokelauan New Zealand man is fulfilling a promise to his now dead grandmother, to build and sail a vaka to raise funds for the Tokelauan bible translation project. Audio, Gallery

Auckland artist Pascal Atiga-Bridger blends elements of the Union Jack onto flags from pacific Island nations to create new flags that tell a 21st century story. He also manipulates the Union Jack… Audio, Gallery

Children's book writer and illustrator Donovan Bixley has just been awarded the 2017 Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award from the New Zealand Arts Foundation, and $15,000 dollar gift that goes with… Audio

Helen Clark says despite being Labour's leader for only three months, Prime Minister-elect Jacinda Ardern has proven she is warm but also with "a backbone and some steel". Video, Audio

Fashion is often a signal of a change in the air, reflecting societal norms and values. On RNZ podcast My Heels Are Killing Me Sonia Sly meets designer Jason Lingard who says being gay and growing up… Audio

The UN refugee agency has warned of an imminent humanitarian crisis on Manus Island. Audio

A Cook Islander has been appointed chief nursing officer of the World Health Organisation. Audio

The US military is being urged to fully disclose the impacts of its live-fire plans for the Northern Marianas. Audio

New Caledonia's independence refernedum nears and the make-up of the rolls is still unclear Audio

The prime minister of Samoa, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, is due to return Apia on Sunday after receiving medical treatment in New Zealand. Audio

The UN has heard Australia's offshore detention of refugees has tarnished its human rights reputation. Audio

Pacific women have been recognised for distinguished service at the Stars of Oceania awards. Audio

A ship providing medical services to the Pacific assisted with the evacuation of Vanuatu's volcanic Ambae island. Audio

A Cook Islands MP who helped save three children from drowning says the near tragedy should send a message to parents never to let young children swim unsupervised. Audio

New Zealand's Climate Change Minister Paula Bennett says her focus at talks this week in Nadi is on how to implement the Paris Agreement. Audio

Maximum Minimalism is the paradoxical title of Stroma’s concert at Wellington’s City Gallery featuring the hypnotic, looping sound worlds of composers Steve Reich, Julia Wolfe, Alison Isadora and… Audio

The Pacific Climate Action Network says it wants next month's global conference on climate change in Bonn to reach commitments for those on the frontline of climate change impacts. Audio

New Zealand is silent about a threat by Fiji to expel Wellington's top diplomat in Suva. Audio

The head of UNICEF in Vanuatu says there will be serious logistical challenges in planning the return of thousands of people to Ambae. Audio

A Niuean broadcaster says all Niueans shoulder the responsibility to ensure Niuean language and culture survive. Audio

The state of the mental health sector in Tonga has come under the spotlight with the hosting of the first mental health symposium in the country. Audio

A New Zealand economist is critical of the data the OECD has used to determine the Cook Islands is a developed nation. Audio

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme says if nothing is done to stop using plastics some projections show there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. Audio