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A Fiji academic in Australia says the Pacific Islands Forum is going through a turbulent phase but still maintains its relevance. Audio

Niue's strategic tourism plan criticised by ex-tourism chair. Audio

A Peoples Representative for Ha'apai in Tonga where a category-five cyclone displaced 5,000 people in January says residents do not have enough food and up to 200 families are still living in tents. Audio

Fiji's Pacific Network on Globalisation says Fiji and other Pacific countries will sacrifice their own economic development by ratifying a free trade agreement with the European Commission. Audio

The Vanua'aku Pati continues to reconcile with other national parties in the Vanuatu's fragmented parliament. Audio

Five opposition MPs suspended from Nauru's parliament continue to remain in limbo as they to wait to challenge their suspensions. Audio

The President of the Jittu Land trust in Fiji say government authorities have ignored their pleas for help over the forceful eviction from their land. Audio

The Disaster Coordinator in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands Province says more money is needed in order to help up to 40 thousand people affected by recent heavy floods. Audio

Fiji's National Federation Party says it's trying to instil confidence in people to vote in the upcoming election. Audio

The Cook Islands Democratic Party says its party could still win the election and it will challenge the vote count. Audio

Fiji's Sodelpa Party says its manifesto for the upcoming election addresses basic issues like poverty and jobs. Audio

Amnesty International has expressed concern about the lack of accountability for serious human rights abuses in Fiji. Audio

The Solomon Islands has held its first independence day in New Zealand, which also served as the start of a campaign to better promote itself. Audio

The Fiji Labour Party says the government's decision not to make the National Register of Voters public further erodes the integrity of the September general election. Audio

The number of job seekers in French Polynesia has reached a new peak with youth unemployment at record levels. Audio

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme says the economic stakes are high for Pacific countries in the need to invest in addressing invasive species. Audio

A biannual dance workshop in New Zealand aims to lure young Pasifika men into a dance career. Audio

A New Zealand-based Pacific poet, writer and performer has been accepted into one of the the longest-running international writing programmes in the world. Audio

The ADB says there has been a spike in the need for investment in renewable energy in the Pacific as the cost of diesel continues to rise. Audio

Cricket PNG has appointed Dipak Patel as the country's first full-time head coach. Audio

It's hoped that improvements to labour legislation in Papua New Guinea will help reduce unpredictability in the market place. Audio

New research shows Tonga was once the centre of a vast trading empire with economic and political power stretching across the Pacific. Audio

An environmental agency for the Micronesian state of Yap says it is optimistic a platic bag ban will have wide-ranging benefits including helping keep its reefs healthy and protecting marine life. Audio

A human trafficking report released by the US State department has received little backing from leaders and anti-human trafficking organisations in the Pacific. Audio

Planning for medium to long term recovery and reconstruction in Solomon Islands following April's floods has been complicated by the fact that hundreds of people still don't have a home. Audio