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A New Zealand anti-violence agency says it fully supports the Vanuatu Police for going against customary law and taking a prosecution against a man who allegedly raped his wife. Audio

A former trade negotiator in Solomon Islands says the people of Sikaiana Atoll in Malaita Province are desperate for food and medical supplies after five months without a shipping service. Audio

The president of the Fiji Tuna Boat Association, Grahame Southwick, says footage of men being shot on the high seas is most likely film of a piracy incident off the Somali coast taken last year. Audio

One of the authors of a report into violence in Papua New Guinea says the country's security situation is forcing businesses to rely on private security companies. Audio

An NRL delegation including Roosters star Sonny Bill Williams visits Samoa as part of the launch of the Pacific Strategy. Audio

Australian election observer head previews Fiji mission. Audio

The special secretary to the Solomon Islands Prime Minister says the layoff of hundreds of workers at the Gold Ridge mine on Guadalcanal will have a big impact on local employment. Audio

The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre says domestic violence complaints made by women are not being taken seriously by the police. Audio

Papua New Guinea's Registrar of Political Parties and Candidates is concerned at the cross-floor movement in parliament that has left the opposition decimated to two members. Audio

In Fiji the Tongan community is trying to counter growing violence among its students at the University of the South Pacific. Audio

The newly-appointed vice president of the Pacific Islands Political Studies Association says there isn't enough research done into the Pacific, considering the geopolitical issues facing the region. Audio

The President of Nadi's Chamber of Commerce, Ram Raju, says there is optimism that the elections will be good for business in Fiji's tourism capital. Audio

An academic says the Fiji Labour Party is likely to survive after the conviction of its leader, Mahendra Chaudhry, but will have to take a new form. Audio

A professor of sustainable energy says the Pacific needs to do more to reduce its carbon emissions, particularly in the transport sector. Audio

Samoa is encouraging people to help offset carbon emissions caused by the Small Islands Developing States conference being held there in a month. Audio

A Solomon Islands academic expects the upcoming election will again be characterised by people voting for MPs who they think will give them access to development funds, rather than voting for them on… Audio

The Samoa police are testing the country's readiness for the Small Islands Developing States Conference next month. Audio

The French Polynesian government is planning to declare the proposed Mahana Beach Resort a "special zone" with different labour laws than the rest of the territory. Audio

The chair of the Tongan Advisory Council in New Zealand says Tonga needs to focus on expanding its agricultural industry to an export market. Audio

Fiji's newest political party to be registered in Fiji is outlining its manifesto in Suva. Audio

A group in Australia, including those prominent in academia, the arts, medicine and the law, along with faith-based and non-government organisations, is calling for an end to Canberra's asylum seeker… Audio

New Zealand's Cook Island language week has prompted community leaders to call for urgent intervention over the declining number of Cook Island Maori speakers. Audio

Fiji's Prime Minister was in Auckland to garner support for his Fiji First party ahead of next month's election. Audio

The World Meteorological Organisation says global cooperation is essential to improve weather services for small island developing states. Audio

Issues of sovereignty are central to opposition to a Vanuatu government scheme linking citizenship sale and investment. Audio