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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

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

There has been a negative reaction in New Caledonia to the French government's electoral law for the territory's independence referendum. 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

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

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

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

ABG vice president confident that the people had good input in the Mining Act. Audio

Recent domestic violence incidents reported in local media have highlighted the seriousness of the problem in Fiji which is one of the most commonly reported acts encountered daily by police. Audio

The United Nations says it is concerned about proper nutrition for mothers and babies in Vanuatu after cyclone Pam struck. Authorities estimate around ninety percent of the food gardens in the mostly… Audio

The Fred Hollows' Foundation has shipped a mobile eye clinic to Fiji where it will serve rural people over the next five years. Audio

Women on Efate and Santo in Vanuatu are working together to try and improve the diet of families in the Port Vila by shipping root crops from the unaffected northern islands to be sold in the capital.

The United Nations is warning the government and aid agencies supporting the recovery in Vanuatu not to let their guard down as they say the threat of a second disaster is very real. Audio

Papua New Guinea's main radio broadcaster is facing issues with the communications minister asking who is going to foot the bill for rehabilitation. Audio

China's Ambassador to New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue, Wang Lutong, defends his country's aid approach in the region and discusses what distinguishes it from the aid programmes of Australia and New… Audio

The Vanuatu minister of climate change has opened a meeting of donor countries and international agencies to discuss the country's rehabilitation program following Cyclone Pam. Audio

The Asian Development Bank says the jury is still out on whether Papua New Guinea's government is managing the windfall from the landmark LNG gas project for the long-term benefit of the country. Audio

Focus shifts in Vanuatu from emergency aid to a more permanent rebuild after Cyclone Pam devastated 22 islands in the archipelago. Audio

Today is day two of the 2015 school year after Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu and at least half of the country's schools remain damaged or destroyed. Audio

Solomon Islands timber exporters in New Zealand to promote more sales of sawn timber. Audio