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An MP in Vanuatu's second main town of Luganville has welcomed the government's decision to renovate the wharf, bolstering the status of the island Santo as a regional economic hub. Audio

: There are calls for changes to Australia's Pacific seasonal work scheme if it is to achieve its intended aim of providing work for up to 40,000 people. Audio

Pacific Judiciary hopes technology will reduce the distances and remoteness between islands. Audio

Vanuatu political parties leaders are meeting to discuss political reforms ahead of a more public series of workshops next week. Audio

A new programme has been launched in Samoa by the Ministry of Health which aims to tackle obesity in children. Audio

Tokelau judges return home better equipped after five day law school in Apia, Samoa. Audio

Pacific Forum's Dame Meg Taylor supportive of discussion on the structure of regional agencies. Audio

A Kiribati MP says he's distressed to learn that the number of university scholarships available to students this year has been reduced. Audio

The President of the Cook Islands Democratic Party says the death of Kete Ioane, its candidate for an upcoming by-election, has left Aitutaki shocked. Audio

A New Zealand university student says she's hoping to make an impact on the prevention of blindness in the Pacific by using the sale of her brand of organic mascara to fund cataract surgery. Audio

Australia's former Prime Minister has criticised the goverment's response to a damning report on children in detention as disgraceful and based on a lie. Audio

The process of identifying customary land ownership in Vanuatu has now begun under wide-ranging reforms implemented a year ago. Audio

Uncertainty continues to surround the position of Governor in Papua New Guinea's West Sepik province amids an audacious attempt by a leading MP to fill the vacancy in the regional seat. Audio

Nauru's climate change adaptation framework puts immediate focus on water storage and security. Audio

A Solomon Islands community theatre group empowering women to break down taboos around gender-based violence will release a book, documentary and toolkit this week as the two-year project wraps up. Audio

Tonga and Palau have partnered in an effort to reduce the impact of climate change on their coasts. Audio

An American Samoa lawmaker says more must be done to ensure children with special education needs get the education they are entitled to. Audio

The Samoa Rugby Union's new CEO insists they are ready to make changes, following criticism from players and fans. Audio

Human rights groups have welcomed the announcement that manslaughter charges have been laid against eight police officers and a soldier for the death of a man in police custody last year. Audio

Uncertain outlook for next months Pacific Leaders Meeting. Audio

Legal problems stalling house rebuilding in Tonga's Ha'apai group. Audio

United Kingdom urged to honor its debt to veterans of nuclear testing in the Pacific. Audio

: A nurse who worked in the Australian-run detention centre on Nauru has come out to slam the conditions in the camp, describing them as "shocking" and "inadvertent torture". Audio

An English film maker now living in Australia says he hopes his new animation on asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea will raise international debate on the issue of detention. Audio

The Marshall Islands is planning to go as far as possible to win a case over nuclear disarmament despite a setback in a United States court last week. Audio