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The General Secretary of Fiji's Media Association says the detention of foreign journalists overnight in police cells is very damaging and punishes the country's image. Audio

As counting gets underway across Solomon Islands after Wednesday's election our reporter Koroi Hawkins has been speaking with voters about their hopes and motivations. Audio

Newstalk ZB broadcaster Heather du Plessis-Allan has been censured for Pacific Island slurs in a ruling that contains uncharacteristically strong language from the official broadcasting watchdog. Audio

The World Sevens Series resumes in Hong Kong this week with Fiji chasing a record-extending fifth straight title in the spiritual home of the seven-a-side game. Audio

At a time when the kauri tree has been declared a threatened species, it is hard to remember that the kauri was once seen as just another natural resource of Aotearoa to be logged and exploited.  Audio, Gallery

Russell Museum is preparing for a new exhibition, about a Swedish scientist who sailed into the Bay of Islands 250 years ago. Paradise Lost, Daniel Solander's Legacy transferred from Wellington. Audio

Fiji has told a UN meeting that it's committed to improving the security of peacekeepers serving overseas. Audio

Today is the last day of campaigning in Solomon Islands ahead of the National General Election on Wednesday. Audio

Samoa's Ministry of Health is preparing health professionals and families for the restart of the measles, mumps and rubella or MMR vaccinations in early April. Audio

Tokelau's new ulu, or leader, wants to standardise the national language and overhaul the territory's public service. Audio

Jim Pinckney remembers the music and career of The Beat frontman and 80s two-tone and ska pioneer Ranking Roger (born Roger Charlery) who passed away this week age 56. Video, Audio

Rights groups are concerned for the welfare of dozens of Bangladeshis who say they were trafficked to Vanuatu and are now in limbo there. Audio

Papua New Guinea's government is expected to finalise a major Chinese loan next month to kickstart the Pacific Marine Industrial Zone project in Madang. But questions still remain over government's… Audio

Moves by Australia to divert aid funds into an infrastructure bank as part of its 'Pacific step up' to counter Chinese influence are being questioned in a new report. Audio

Police have defended their decision to let murderer Paul Wilson go after they found two knives in his car boot, the night before he killed his second victim. Wilson was sentenced today to life in… Video, Audio

New Zealand's investment in tourism infrastructure in the Solomon Islands is about to start paying dividends with the opening of a new international airport in the country's Western Province. Audio

A Commonwealth conference to strengthen small states' access to disaster finance and help build their resilience against external shocks is underway in Samoa this week. Audio

Composer Anna Clyne is something of a musical phenomenon: born in the UK, but now resident in America, with a string of residencies, awards and commissions behind her. The NZSO will perform her… Audio

Reporter Logan Church has the latest from the West Coast, which has been inundated by heavy rainfall. Video, Audio

Indonesia's Provincial Red Cross in Papua is working with local disaster authorities and other agencies to supply shelter, clean water and sanitation to over 11,000 people displaced by the Sentani… Audio

Domestic and sexual violence in Solomon Islands is costing companies almost a fortnight's worth of work per employee each year. Audio

Women leaders from across the Pacific have gathered in the Marshall Islands to push for better gender equality in the region. Audio

In Samoa there has been a further delay in the trial of two nurses charged over the deaths of two children last July after receiving MMR immunisations. Audio