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Island rugby teams have earnt a week off following a busy Pacific Nations Cup campaign, before launching their final Rugby World plans into action. Audio

The Red Cross in Saipan says residents were unprepared for the impact of Typhoon Soudelor which battered the Northern Marianas on Sunday night, damaging homes and infrastructure across the island. Audio

The Cook Islands has been celebrating its fiftieth anniversary of self government, with a New Zealand delegation led by prime minister John Key in attendance. Audio

A Cook Islands radio host in New Zealand says language is the gateway to identity but many parents do not recognise the value of maintaining their native tongue. Audio

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister wants to remove foreign advisors and have them work directly within the PNG Government machinery. Audio

A new bilingual literacy and numeracy tool has shown encouraging results after a year long trial in Micronesia. Audio

Disaster officials in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea say there are concerns locals may suffer respiratory problems after the eruption of Manam Volcano on Friday. Audio

A workers' union says the Fiji Sugar Corporation is putting profits before safety after one worker died and another fell into a tank of boiling liquid. Audio

Unions in New Zealand say they oppose any expansion of the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. Audio

Homes and infrastructure on Saipan in the Northern Marianas have suffered severe damage after the island took the brunt of Typhoon Soudelor on Sunday night. Audio

Authorities in Papua New Guinea have rescued at least eight fishermen kept in slave-like conditions on a Thai-owned refrigerator ship and are hunting for other ships. Audio

Pacific leaders are calling for immediate action from the United Nations saying changing weather patterns are threatening their future existence. Audio

Unwell asylum seekers on Nauru will be sent to Papua New Guinea for medical treatment, not Australia, to the ire of a medical refugee advocate. Audio

French Polynesia's bid to be a member of the Pacific Islands Forum faces a number of technical issues that would need to be addressed, according to a pacific academic. Audio

Former Lands Minister claims the incumbent minister is going against the public interest by looking to change land reforms introduced over the past two years. Audio

Bill Kerrison is helping save our native longfin eels or tuna. Each year he traps and transfers eels and other native fish species past a series of dams on the Rangitaiki River in the Bay of Plenty… Video, Audio, Gallery

The awards are announced on Sunday morning and Wallace talks to the winner of this year's best album. Video, Audio

UN Women is hoping its new toolkit for ending violence against women in the Pacific will help local governments, community groups and anyone wanting to do something about the issue to turn interest… Audio

In American Samoa researchers are hoping to breed taro that can grow in salty environments, after finding an increase in salinity is causing crops to fail in traditionally grown areas. Audio

PNG police say the Australian Government never told it staff accused of rape were being flown out of the Manus Island Detention Centre. Audio

A legal expert says, on the 50th anniversary of the Cook Islands self government, that the limited autonomy granted in 1965 has worked for the small Pacific country. Audio

The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Dame Meg Taylor says issues in Nauru are for the country to work out and she has dismissed immediate intervention by the regional grouping. Audio

Papua New Guinea's speaker of parliament has sparked confusion over the status of MPs who have been referred to leadership tribunals. Audio

Solomon Islands national hospital is being thrown a much needed lifeline of donated medical supplies sourced by New Zealand non-pofit organisation Take My Hands. Audio

The police commander in Papua New Guinea's Enga province has asked the government to declare a tribal fighting zone after a spate of killings. Audio