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Niue has announced a new marine park in a bid to protect its marine resources. Audio

Boosting resilience in the Pacific to both climate change and disasters and responding in the most enduring way is the focus of a meeting of humanitarian agencies in Fiji this week. Audio

Non-governmental organisation OceanWatch are wanting to introduce carbon trading to the Solomon Islands as a sustainable alternative to logging. Audio

Samoa ready to accelerate preparations for hosting the 2019 Pacific Games. Audio

There is anger in the Fijian community in California that prime minister Frank Bainimarama is the chief guest at Fiji Day celebrations this weekend. Audio

Vanuatu disaster authorities are grappling with how they will look after the thousands of people made homeless by the eruption on Ambae if the volcano's activity doesn't die down. Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra was taken in a new direction by conductor Andre de Ridder and violinist Robert McDuffie, both appearing in NZ for the first time. Reviewer Peter Hoar suggests it… Audio

The lack of psychiatric care outside the Manus Island detention centre raises fear of more deaths. Audio

New Zealand's labour schemes for the Pacific could improve overall through better management. Audio

Jason Taumalolo and Andrew Fifita headline a star-studden Tonga Rugby League World Cup squad. Audio

Vanuatu's prime minister has promised the thousands evacuated from the island of Ambae that they will return home. Audio

UNICEF's field office chief in Vanuatu says children displaced by the volcanic eruption on Ambae Island are in urgent need of support. Audio

An international law specialist says the UN should resolve the unfinished business of West Papuan self-determination. Melinda Janki has analysed the adherence to international law in the transferral… Audio

Pacific countries already signed up to the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations PLUS are being urged to more closely examine their commitments under the deal, including the implications for… Audio

The Cook Islands is about to become a 'developed' nation, moving on from 'developing' status. Audio

Fifteen of the 86 candidates who have put their names forward for the Tonga general elections on the 16th of November are women. Audio

A journalist working in Mendi in the Papua New Guinea Southern Highlands reports the town in turmoil. Audio

Samoans in New Zealand struggle to fulfil work requirements under the Samoan Quota Resident Visa ballot. Audio

Electronic Dance Music was given a symphonic twist by Auckland Symphony Orchestra in front of a heaving Auckland Town Hall on Saturday Night. Reviewer Tony Stamp was in the glow-stick waving crowd. Video, Audio

Indonesia has disputed the veracity of a West Papuan petition to the United Nations seeking self-determination. Indonesia's government says the petition is a hoax, but advocates for West Papuans say… Audio

The head of the Tonga National Centre for Women and Children says she is happy and proud to see so many women running for parliament in Tonga's upcoming general election. Audio

Papua New Guinea police are struggling to contain ongoing election violence in Southern Highlands province where two police officers were killed in the weekend. The police commissioner Gary Baki says… Audio

Tuvalu language week celebrates for the fifth time in New Zealand, with the focus on staying true to the culture. Audio

There are calls in the Cook Islands for authorities to do more to investigate the disappearance of a Venezuelan woman who was lost at sea about 40 nautical miles off the coast of Rarotonga more than a… Audio

The fate of the only Fijian childcare centre in New Zealand is up in the air as the Fijian community try to address the concerns that were found in the 2017 Education Review Office report. Audio