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Claims sand mining is causing erosion on some of Samoa's beaches are being dismissed by its Environment Ministry. Audio

A film about New Zealand-born Samoan strongman Levi Vaoga aims to inspire Pasifika youth to dream big and achieve their goals. Audio

The returning president of Palau, Tommy Remengesau Jr, says the 2016 election race was the toughest ever on both a political and personal level. Audio

Company says sand mining proposed for Fiji's Sigatoka River would bring jobs and help prevent flooding. Audio

In 1988, before civil war broke out in Bougainville, New Zealander Martin Ward was there, leading a team studying the impacts of the contentious Panguna copper mine. Audio

Under 20 Women's World Cup to kick off in PNG. Audio

Complaints are piling up at Fiji's Media Industry Development Authority in the fallout from the Wasea Bhasha saga. Audio

A New Zealand academic says the economic potential of land in the Pacific is often dismissed. Audio

A census underway in Vanuatu is the first in the Pacific to be fully automated and will provide a 'tablet based' snapshot of the country in a post Cyclone Pam environment. Audio

A watch dog group in Papua New Guinea is opposing government plans for a ten-fold increase in the fee that prospective MPs need to pay. Audio

The mystery of a massive fishing net found off the coast of the Cook Islands appears to have been partially solved. Audio

A workshop in Fiji this week is aiming to improve the way police around the Pacific deal with violence against women. Audio

New Caledonia's political future remains uncertain after the territory's leaders held their last meeting with the French prime minister before next year's French elections. Audio

The PNG government could settle compensation claims made by Manus Island refugees, according to their lawyer. Audio

A US foreign policy scholar says a Trump presidency would bring uncertainty and instability to the broader Pacific region while a Clinton reign would refocus US efforts. Audio

Papua New Guinea's government has appealed for international help in resettling refugees held on Manus Island. Audio

A spokesperson from the Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme says Pacific countries should continue a united lobby in climate change talks to help achieve global Paris Agreement… Audio

Young people in the Pacific could find it easier to start companies after improvements to business legislation, the World Bank says. Audio

Tonga will open up public discussion this week on ratifying the Convention on the Rights of persons with disability. Audio

Counter human-trafficking training and a public awareness campaign are the tools being used to fight modern day slavery in PNG. Audio

Nine of 10 ocean and lagoon locations tested by the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority around Majuro are badly polluted. Audio

Leading planners in the Commonwealth are hoping to establish a network in the Pacific that would provide support to leaders and policy makers in the region. Audio

Guam has taken a big step towards opening its first full-immersion Chamorro language school. Audio

The Cook Islands is thinking about joining a new submarine telecommunication connection that would link it to Hawaii through French Polynesia. Audio

New Caledonia's political leaders are to sit down with the French prime minister in Paris on Monday to review the exit from the 1998 Noumea Accord. Audio