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New Zealand's Maori Party has included and amnesty for overstayers as as one of its policies for Pacific peoples, in the lead up to the general election. Audio

A Papua New Guinea writer says he doubts there is enough political will to create the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). Audio

An online taxation system is to be trialled in Solomon Islands for possible use across the Pacific. Audio

Protests continued on Manus this week as Australia's High Court confirmed the legal status of the detention centre while Canberra continue moves to close it down. Audio

Vanuatu's biosecurity director Timothy Tumukon says he wants an illegal shipment of gravel aggregate from China gone by the weekend. Audio

An Australian academic says both the Papua New Guinea and Bougainville governments should sit down and sort out concerns over funding. Audio

Following the recent movement of the Cook Islands in the process of decriminalising homosexuality, there are still a handful of Pacific nations that view homosexuality as a crime. Audio

Tokelau's suspended general manager of public service says last year's controversial purchase of helicopters was self-funded by the territory and had nothing to do with New Zealand. Audio

Australia outlines closer ties to the region amid Pacific Islands Forum review of its security Audio

There is a call for the new Papua New Guinea government to take a different tack to reverse the country's economic decline. Audio

Community groups in Guam are calling for peace amidst bellicose rhetoric from the United States and North Korea. Audio

The Niue legislature has passed a deficit budget which one MP says is largely due to a pay hike awarded to some public servants just prior to the election in May. Audio

Community groups in Guam are calling for peace amidst bellicose rhetoric from the United States and North Korea. Audio

Activists in Papua New Guinea say the newly re-elected government needs to step up and rein in illegal logging. Audio

There is a push for the Pacific Islands Forum to develop regional foreign policy to counter expanding risks in the Pacific. Audio

Human Rights Watch says in the past year, Indonesia's government has freed the majority of political prisoners in its Papuan provinces. Audio

Samoa's attorney general says he supports a proposed increase to tax on alcohol in order to thwart violent crime. Audio

Immigation is discussed by broadcaster Ali Ikram, refugee rights campaigner Dr Arama Rata, filmmaker Roseanne Liang and Massey University's Professor Paul Spoonley, with Noelle McCarthy in the chair.

A Papua New Guinea NGO that's addressing the country's teacher shortage has started work this week in Manus province. Audio

The Governor of Guam has told people there to remain calm amid reports North Korea is examining a plan to strike the US territory. Audio

Peaceful refugee protests on Nauru have been met with violent arrests following revelations about Australia's resettlement agreement with the US. Audio

Guam authorities say there's no change in the threat level for the US territory amid reports North Korea is examining a plan to strike. Audio

Uncertainty over New Caledonia's Vale nickel plant fuels fear among unions of massive job losses. Audio