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A wind powered trimaran to provide a more regular shipping service for Tonga's far northern Niua Islands is to be launched this weekend in New Zealand. Audio

Fiji should not be an IPU member if MPs' suspensions are not lifted, says deputy opposition leader. Audio

Church groups around the region are calling for justice on longstanding issues undermining the rights of the region's people. Audio

A guidebook uniquely designed to help Pacific governments report on Human Rights is being finalised this week in Fiji. Audio

Questions have been raised about the deal to resettle refugees detained on Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus Island in America. Audio

Increasingly Pacific people in New Zealand are trying to negotiate issues like culture, identity and poverty in their struggle with mental illness. Audio

Claims sand mining is causing erosion on some of Samoa's beaches are being dismissed by its Environment Ministry. Audio

Company says sand mining proposed for Fiji's Sigatoka River would bring jobs and help prevent flooding. Audio

Under 20 Women's World Cup to kick off in PNG. Audio

Complaints are piling up at Fiji's Media Industry Development Authority in the fallout from the Wasea Bhasha saga. Audio

A New Zealand academic says the economic potential of land in the Pacific is often dismissed. Audio

A census underway in Vanuatu is the first in the Pacific to be fully automated and will provide a 'tablet based' snapshot of the country in a post Cyclone Pam environment. Audio

A watch dog group in Papua New Guinea is opposing government plans for a ten-fold increase in the fee that prospective MPs need to pay. Audio

The mystery of a massive fishing net found off the coast of the Cook Islands appears to have been partially solved. Audio

New Caledonia's political future remains uncertain after the territory's leaders held their last meeting with the French prime minister before next year's French elections. Audio

The PNG government could settle compensation claims made by Manus Island refugees, according to their lawyer. Audio

A US foreign policy scholar says a Trump presidency would bring uncertainty and instability to the broader Pacific region while a Clinton reign would refocus US efforts. Audio

The Pacific Islands Forum is still relevant, and Pacific countries want New Zealand and Australia to remain in it, according to a new study. Audio

Tonga will open up public discussion this week on ratifying the Convention on the Rights of persons with disability. Audio

Nine of 10 ocean and lagoon locations tested by the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority around Majuro are badly polluted. Audio

Leading planners in the Commonwealth are hoping to establish a network in the Pacific that would provide support to leaders and policy makers in the region. Audio

Guam has taken a big step towards opening its first full-immersion Chamorro language school. Audio

The Cook Islands is thinking about joining a new submarine telecommunication connection that would link it to Hawaii through French Polynesia. Audio