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A former premier of Western Australia wants the Nauru government to allow her into the country to examine conditions at the asylum seeker detention centre. Audio

A specialist in Vanuatu governance issues says the scandal surrounding government MPs could be a rare opportunity to finally stabilise the country's politics. Audio

Pacific is told to prepare for more and stronger cyclones over the coming season. Audio

The Cook Islands house of Ariki says people should strengthen familial relationships to avoid court disputes over land ownership. Audio

No foreign journalist has been in Nauru for more than a year and none appears like to be able to enter soon. Audio

The deputy mayor of the remote Cook Islands atoll of Penrhyn says people are starting to return to the island as plans to restart pearl farming and improved infrastructure means life is getting better… Audio

Refugee and rape crisis organisations have criticised the Nauru government's decision to release the name of a Somali woman who was allegedly raped in Nauru. Audio

Five days since 15 of his MPs were convicted of bribery charges, Vanuatu's Prime Minister Sato Kilman is yet to say anything about the saga that's engulfed his country's politics. Audio

Australian Medical professionals gather to support a call by staff at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne to end the mandatory detention of children. Audio

This week has marked the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction which the UN says holds particular importance for the Pacific. Audio

Jim Pinckney tunes in to the twisted pop of U.S. Girls Half Free. Audio

A professor of constitutional law Bill Hodge says Vanuatu's President may have the power to reverse the pardons controversially granted at the weekend to 14 convicted MPs. Audio

A Cook Islands doctor and former prime minister says traditional medicines have their place and work well alongside modern methods. Audio

Asylum seekers on Nauru have welcomed the government's announcement to open the detention centre there with both joy and trepidation. Audio

A multinational taskforce led by the New Zealand Defence Force has handed over a new fuel depot and refurbished schools, hospitals and community facilities to the remote northern Cook Islands atoll of… Audio

The convicted speaker of Vanuatu's Parliament has pardoned himself and 13 other convicted MPs after stepping in to act as President while the country's head of state was abroad. Audio

For the first time Fiji's president will be a non-iTaukei man with no chiefly links. Audio

Song writing is being used by a New Zealand based mentoring group to help Pasifika school students combat bullying. Audio

The United Nations has drawn attention to the three Pacific island nations that still posess the death penalty in law. Audio

Ocean acidification is likely to pose a further threat to the Pacific Ocean's ecosystems in coming decades, according to the US's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Audio

Designated smoking areas in restaurants and bars are becoming common place in the Cook Islands despite a ban on smoking in public areas. Audio

The European Union says vocational training is the future for renewable energy and climate change focused development in the Pacific. Audio

Papua New Guinea to host matches in the next Rugby League World Cup. Audio

Christchurch radiologist Ian Cowan's novel takes us back to the health reforms of the early 1990s. New Zealand's public healthcare system was falling into turmoil as the government tried to convert… Audio

Nutritionist Claire Turnbull explains why it was easier to be slimmer in the 1980s Audio