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A pile of cocoa beans and a twin-hull canoe will be sailed from Fiji to New Zealand using traditional Fijian seafaring techniques. Audio

The Papua New Guinea government says it is serious about outlawing guns across the country with leading figures in law and order being engaged in discussions on how the bold plan can be implemented. Audio

The Red Cross in Saipan says residents were unprepared for the impact of Typhoon Soudelor which battered the Northern Marianas on Sunday night, damaging homes and infrastructure across the island. Audio

The Cook Islands has been celebrating its fiftieth anniversary of self government, with a New Zealand delegation led by prime minister John Key in attendance. Audio

A new bilingual literacy and numeracy tool has shown encouraging results after a year long trial in Micronesia. Audio

A workers' union says the Fiji Sugar Corporation is putting profits before safety after one worker died and another fell into a tank of boiling liquid. Audio

Unions in New Zealand say they oppose any expansion of the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. Audio

Homes and infrastructure on Saipan in the Northern Marianas have suffered severe damage after the island took the brunt of Typhoon Soudelor on Sunday night. Audio

Pacific leaders are calling for immediate action from the United Nations saying changing weather patterns are threatening their future existence. Audio

Unwell asylum seekers on Nauru will be sent to Papua New Guinea for medical treatment, not Australia, to the ire of a medical refugee advocate. Audio

French Polynesia's bid to be a member of the Pacific Islands Forum faces a number of technical issues that would need to be addressed, according to a pacific academic. Audio

Former Lands Minister claims the incumbent minister is going against the public interest by looking to change land reforms introduced over the past two years. Audio

UN Women is hoping its new toolkit for ending violence against women in the Pacific will help local governments, community groups and anyone wanting to do something about the issue to turn interest… Audio

PNG police say the Australian Government never told it staff accused of rape were being flown out of the Manus Island Detention Centre. Audio

Solomon Islands national hospital is being thrown a much needed lifeline of donated medical supplies sourced by New Zealand non-pofit organisation Take My Hands. Audio

The police commander in Papua New Guinea's Enga province has asked the government to declare a tribal fighting zone after a spate of killings. Audio

Students and teachers from around the region are calling on the WHO to help change local policies that would prevent obesity. Audio

There are concerns that radioactive waste has been washed over an atoll in the Marshall Islands, after it was hit by Typhoon Nangka earlier this month. Audio

Papua New Guinea NGO wants spotlight on SABLs at a meeting of APEC Forest Ministers in Port Moresby in October. Audio

A conference was held in Fiji last week linking Pacific farmers with the tourism industry, to encourage greater agricultural development in the region. Audio

The long term future of the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea's Western Province is in doubt with drastic cutbacks on staff and a production shut down. Audio

Samoa Rugby Union facing massive deficit for hosting All Blacks test. Audio

The setting up of a working group in response to concerns about lives lost as a result of bad weather is one of the initiatives to come out of the third Pacific Meteorological Council. Audio

A group of traditional carvers from a small atoll in Federated States of Micronesia say they're honoured to have been selected to create the trophies for their state's annual sports tournament. Audio

Prospects for refugees processed on Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea look bleaker than ever amid more accounts of depression and abuse at Australia's offshore detention camps. Audio