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French Polynesia has announced its intention to bid for the 2023 Pacific Games and plans to spend 150 million US dollars on venues and equipment if successful. Audio

Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission has announced that it will recommend a pro-justicia inquiry into killings of four students in Papua province last year. Audio

Landowners in Solomon Islands are making an unprecedented bid to buy themselves a gold mine after the national government backed out of a planned purchase last month. Audio

Pacific leaders meet to ensure the region has a strong voice, and it's priorities are reflected, when members of the United Nations set global development goals later this year. Audio

The mayor of the northern islands in the Northern Marianas says the United States military hasn't taken indigenous and cultural factors into account in its plans to set up a live firing range on Pagan… Audio

Tahiti has made into the Guinness Book of Records with the largest band of Ukulele players in the world. Audio

TV3 is cutting its Sunday news bulletin to half an hour. Audio

The subject of Fiji, which has dominated Pacific Island Forum summits every year since 2006, will continue this year after the country's leader announced he will not attend. Audio

A refugee advocate says new laws being brought in by the Australian and Nauru governments show they view refugees and asylum seekers as being less than second class citizens. Audio

The Vanuatu government says it is pleased with the outcomes of its recent diplomatic mission to Moscow and hopes the renewed ties with Russia will continue into the future. Audio

The Fiji Public Service Association says while it welcomes an agreement to reinstate union subscription deductions, it's still waiting to find out when it will come into effect. Audio

It won't come as a surprise to anyone with kids that they're spending a lot of time surfing through YouTube. So where does that leave traditional outlets for young people, particularly on TV? Audio

Emergency management authorities in the Federated States of Micronesia are hoping damage assessments being conducted in the cyclone affected states of Yap and Chuuk will be able to identify further… Audio

Papua New Guinea is still hopeful that Fiji will attend this year's Forum leaders' summit in Port Moresby. Audio

The Prime Minister of Tuvalu says he has a convincing mandate to continue the work he has been doing over the past few years. Audio

The Oceania Champions League kicks off in Fiji this weekend, with Auckland City chasing a fifth consecutive regional title. Audio

The chair of the New Zealand Disaster Relief Forum says there is an urgent need for Vanutu to be rebuilt stronger than ever following Cyclone Pam, as it is the most disaster-prone country in the… Audio

Bougainville women's activist unfazed by numbers opposing her in an open seat in next month's election. Audio

The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have appointed eight people to a new group aimed at implementing greater cooperation throughout the region. Audio

China has been urged to speak up over a regional tussle which threatens to see Fiji remain in self-imposed exile from the Pacific Islands Forum. Audio

The International Organisation for Migration says the full extent of damage done by typhoon Maysak in Federated States of Micronesia is still not clear as assessments continue to be carried out. Audio

The Lieutenant Governor of the Federated States of Micronesia state of Yap says authorities have no idea whether aid has reached all the people who need it, more than a week after typhoon Maysak. Audio

Vanuatu's Ministry of Fisheries says it will reopen Marine protected areas to fishing and lift a ban on hunting turtles to help relieve the food crisis in the country after cyclone pam's destruction… Audio

Lucrative airport maintenance contracts worth hundreds of thousands of US dollars have been declared null and void by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Finance this week pending a review of tender… Audio

The United Nations Disaster Assessment Coordination team leader in Vanuatu says criticism of the government's aid response in the wake of cyclone Pam is unfounded. Audio