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The Central Bank of Samoa is holding meetings today and tomorrow with government, private sector, and civil society organisations to develop the country's first financial inclusion strategy. Audio

A Papua New Guinea model who regards herself as a pioneer is facing a storm of abuse for not fitting cultural norms. Audio

While Indonesia's government is taking new steps to foster economic and social development in Papua, West Papuans say their survival as a people is under threat.

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As the El Niño weather pattern ensures a long a tough drought season in the Pacific, specialists are warning countries to prepare for diseases. Audio

The first female ophthamologist in Solomon Islands says a new eye clinic there has allowed for 300 percent more patients to be treated every day. Audio

Following allegations of rape and other abuse, Nauru has come under pressure at the United Nations to improve its conditions for asylum seekers on the island. Audio

As the impact of the drought in Papua New Guinea worsens the UN and other agencies have been asked to become more involved in helping the victims. Audio

A New Zealand chocolatier says Pacific nations have the potential to contend South America and West Africa as producers of high grade cocoa beans. Audio

The opposition Democratic Party in the Cook Islands says in signing a deal with Spanish purse seiners the government's abandoned principle in favour of money. Audio

An expert in minority laguages at Auckland's University of Technology says a new online Cook Islands dictionary will play a strong role in helping to preserve the language. Audio

Trees blown over by cyclone Pam on Tanna island in Vanuatu are being milled for building material with the off cuts used to make furniture and kids toys. Audio

Jakarta focuses development approach in Papua on enabling grassroots communities to become equipped with the tools and skills to compete in modern market mechanisms. Audio

A marine scientist says the water quality in the Cook Islands Muri Lagoon is good despite the impact of an algal bloom. Audio

It's hoped a conference in Fiji this week will give the region a strong platform ahead of a major summit in Paris, but others aren't so sure. Audio

The Indonesian government under new president Joko Widodo has pinpointed grassroots empowerment as its core approach to development in Papua region, however Jakarta continues to face criticism about… Audio

New Zealand's associate trade minister says he hopes a meeting with the region's trade ministers in Rarotonga this week will accelerate negotiations for the regional PACER Plus free trade agreement. Audio

UN human rights authorities say a pregnant Somali refugee allegedly raped on Nauru is in a fragile mental and physical state, and have called for action. Audio

The largest regional agency operating in the Pacific, the SPC, prepares for a change in its strategic direction. Audio

The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea is hosting a regional forum that it hopes will help address sorcery-related violence. Audio

The Governor of Indonesia's Papua province says his plan for a revised autonomy package for the region is a solution to a critical threat facing ethnic Papuans in their homeland. Audio

The Communications Minister in Tonga says moves to create a new body with powers to block selected online content has addressed public concerns about internet usage. Audio

A three-year aid package to Pacific Islands worth 450 million US dollars is being rolled out by Japan. Audio

A group of first-term Cook Island MPs are hoping to take back some of the lessons from a trip to New Zealand to improve their parliament. Audio

Vanuatu's Opposition has renewed its call for the Prime Minister Sato Kilman to step down in the wake of the jailing of a quarter of the country's MPs. Audio

Fiji's opposition leader says her complaint against the attorney general over a property declaration last year is about upholding the honesty and integrity of the government. Audio