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The importance Australia's giving to the Pacific islands in its foreign policy white paper is being welcomed as over due - but there's some awkward contradictions. Audio

Rob Ruha and band are joined by Bella Kalolo, Kirsten Te Rito and Kaaterama Pou, to play a selection of waiata from Rob's upcoming album Survivance live at Auckland's The Lab studios. Video

Zach Weinersmith and his wife researcher Dr Kelly Weinersmith give us a glimpse into what's next in technology with their book, Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve And/Or Ruin… Audio

A Tongan artist and educator has released a bilingual book to address his concern at the future of the language. Audio

A traditional Pacific storytelling event debuts in New Zealand, part of the Pacific Heritage Arts Fono 2017. Audio

This week Tonga will go to the polls to decide the makeup of its 26 seat parliament. Audio

Dr Cherie Lacey is a lecturer in Media Studies and Dr Catherine Caudwell a lecturer in User Experience Design, both at Victoria University of Wellington. The pair have written a paper entitled "What… Audio

The prime minister of Solomon islands, Manasseh Sogavare, has been removed today in a vote of no-confidence. The parliamentary vote in Honiara was triggered by a series of defections from Mr… Audio

Dr Helen Sword runs academic writing workshops around the world. She's also the woman behind the website The Writer's Diet and has recently published a book of the same name. Audio

The Solomon Islands government of Manasseh Sogavare appears to be on the verge of collapse after a series of resignations by ministers. The group plans to oust Mr Sogavare in a vote of no-confidence… Audio

Five hundred of Australasia's "finest sleep specialists" are in Auckland. Audio

The UN refugee agency has warned of an imminent humanitarian crisis on Manus Island. Audio

A Cook Islander has been appointed chief nursing officer of the World Health Organisation. Audio

Today marks 25 years of work from the Fred Hollows Foundation, an organisation trying to end preventable blindness in the developing world. ead opthalmologist Dr Mundi Qalo talks to Jesse about the… Audio

The state of the mental health sector in Tonga has come under the spotlight with the hosting of the first mental health symposium in the country. Audio

In his 20s, Dr Joe Te Rito took the Māori language petition to parliament as a member of the Te Reo Māori Society. These days, he is still a Māori education leader and Chair of Radio Kahungunu. Audio

Dr Homie Razavi is the managing director at the Center for Disease Analysis (CDA) and the CDA Foundation and leads the Polaris Observatory, which provides up-to-date estimates for how best to fight… Audio

Pacific countries already signed up to the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations PLUS are being urged to more closely examine their commitments under the deal, including the implications for… Audio

22 guns and 10,000 bullets. That's what the shooter Stephen Paddock smuggled into his hotel room in Vegas. Audio

Indonesia has disputed the veracity of a West Papuan petition to the United Nations seeking self-determination. Indonesia's government says the petition is a hoax, but advocates for West Papuans say… Audio

A petition to the United Nations with the signatures of 1.8 million West Papuans seeking self-determination could be a watershed moment for the independence movement Audio