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The author of a recent report which sparked headlines around the world saying Tuvalu is growing, not sinking says the research is being misrepresented. Audio

Australia's administrator on Norfolk Island says opposition to reforms initiated by Canberra is being led by a few politicians who fear for their jobs. Audio

An emergency management expert says Vanuatu needs to introduce cyclone proof building codes to avoid more big damage bills from disasters like Cyclone Pam. Audio

A former MP in Bougainville says many people could not vote in the recent elections because their names were not on the roll. Audio

Papua New Guinea's Forestry Minister Douglas Tomuriesa says the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation-plus mechanism is ready for business. Audio

The mosquito borne chikungunya virus has now reached half of the Pacific and is likely to spread to non-affected countries in the region over the next five years. Audio

New Zealanders are celebrating the Samoan language this week with cultural performances, speeches and debates all over the country. Audio

A scholar of parliamentary process and law in the region Richard Herr says the opposition in Fiji has a few options open to it to deal with the long term suspension of one of its MPSs. Audio

Physicians say that Australia's mandatory detention of asylum seekers is inhumane and must end. Audio

Papua New Guinea doctors say the country's inability to address staff shortages has reached critical levels with recent figures showing 3-6 million Papua New Guineans living in areas with no access to… Audio

Children in South Auckland are braving the winter weather in traditional Samoan attire this week to celebrate Samoan language week. Audio

The Solomon Islands government says it is taking the first step this week towards honouring its election promise to fight corruption in the country. Audio

The United States has demanded that the Marshall Islands pay back 800,000 USdollars given to it to build a school that Majuro now says can't go ahead. Audio

Iraq has hit back at Washington after it accused Iraqi forces of lacking the will to fight the Islamic State, which scored a resounding victory a week earlier with the capture of Ramadi. Audio

A Peer Review Team is traveling around the region assessing the effectiveness of Australia's aid in the Pacific. Audio

Discussions have been held in Suva on what progress is being made in schemes in the Pacific to save forests and help protect the climate. Audio

A New Zealand resident ni-Vanuatu woman returns to Vanuatu for the first time since it was hit by Tropical Cyclone Pam more than two months ago. Audio

The umbrella group for New Zealand's NGOs welcomes Budget foreign aid increase but says this country still needs to up its game. Audio

The European Union's Ambassador to the Pacific says it's up to Pacific countries to decide how to go forward with an Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU. Audio

129 asylum seekers at the Australian-run centre have been officially declared refugees and are being offered the choice of staying in PNG. Audio

The organiser of an historic conference on sexual diversity and orientation in the Pacific says the region is becoming more open to the subject matter. Audio

Leaders of French Polynesia's pro-independence movement are braced for a long journey in their bid for self-determination. Audio

The Fiji Rotuman Association is hoping the government can aid them in efforts to save a culture which is on the UN Endangered list. Audio

Managers of the Nauru detention centre have been admonished for not answering key questions during an Australian Senate inquiry into sexual abuse and violence at the facility. Audio

Bougainville elections commissioner says they have faces some isssues with the current poll but have been able to work through them. Audio