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The newly appointed head of the region's main environmental agency aims to make the voice of Pacific island countries even louder at international negotiations on climate change. Audio

Environmental groups in the Northern Marianas are moving to take two United States government bodies to court, over an alleged failure to comply with the Endangered Species Act. Audio

The World Bank says a 60 million US dollar loan to Vanuatu will be used for a much needed overhaul of its entire aviation industry. Audio

Papua New Guinea is losing out on hundreds of millions of much needed dollars because of a complex web of tax evasion by overseas logging companies. Audio

Thousands of dead fish have been washed up on the shores of Fiji and Vanuatu as El Niño causes high water temperatures. Audio

A new report says more engagement of males will improve sexual and reproductive health in the Pacific, including combatting high rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Audio

Environmental groups in the Northern Marianas are moving to take two United States government bodies to court, over an alleged failure to comply with the Endangered Species Act. Audio

The Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission is calling on the government to release funding of around 60 million US dollars within the next few months. Audio

A Papua New Guinea MP in Chimbu province is calling on the national government to prioritise reconnecting roads and repairing telecommunications brought down by severe flooding and landslides across… Audio

People in Kiribati are upskilling and preparing for the time when they might have to move because of the effects of climate change. Audio

Pacific Island governments involved in talks with New Zealand over development of new submarine cable links appear mainly unconcerned about major powers having access to their communications. Audio

A former PNG Mining Minister and long time Bougainville politician backs the idea of a gold smelter in the region but wants private enterprise involved rather than the government. Audio

A regional Climate Change Centre funded by Japan is nearing reality in Samoa. Audio

Villagers in Fiji's remote Lau group say they are expecting food shortages in the wake of Cyclone Winston. The storm passed by the island group early this morning severely damaging food gardens and… Audio

The United Nations is warning of continuing the food struggle in Papua New Guinea despite signs that the drought is over in parts of the country, which have been hit by floods. Audio

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is assisting Papua New Guinea to register all West Papuan refugees in the country. Audio

Solomon Islands are looking ahead to the Futsal World Cup after defending their Oceania crown. Audio

Engineers from The Netherlands have been in Kiribati checking out the feasibility of building up parts of the atolls to help deal with rising seas. Audio

Samoa goes to the polls early next month but few changes are expected from the more than 30 year dominance of the country's political life by the Human Rights Protection Party. Audio

Samoa's sevens rugby coach takes the heat for speaking out about travel concerns. Audio

Pacific island countries agree to offer the United States a modified deal to resolve the tuna treaty breakdown. Audio

An NGO that's been working in drought affected Papua New Guinea, says the government's system of distributing food relief is erratic. Audio

More than 30,000 people in French Polynesia have signed a petition urging a local referendum on French weapon tests carried out in the South Pacific between 1966 and 1996. Audio

The struggle to remove algae from one of the Cook Islands prime attractions, the Muri Lagoon on Rarotonga. Audio

The Fiji government's been lambasted in parliament for secrecy surrounding the arrival of military equipment from Russia. Audio