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The rise of Māori studying in health sciences at Otago University has increased over the past few years, Justine Murray finds out why. Audio

Tonga's Democratic Party loses MPs but is still confident about Nov elections. Audio

An international constitutional and election specialist, Andrew Ladley, says the practice of early voting before a general election is common around the world and a way of increasing participation. Audio

:About 10 percent of Fiji's voters are due to start early voting Wednesday in the country's landmark election. Audio

The International Renewable Energy Agency, or IRENA, says within the next 10 years, at least five Pacific nations will have 100 percent renewable energy. Audio

Donna Swift is a social anthropologist, reseacher and educator, from the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology. Donna recently won the Sonja Davies Peace Award for her work in the area of girls… Audio

SPC urgues Pacific youth to adopt healthy eating practices to avoid NCDs later in life. Audio

New Zealand and Samoa are marking the centenary of New Zealand's invasion of Samoa with commemorations in Auckland and Apia. Audio

A team from New Zealand is to travel to Fiji to perform heart surgery on a number of critically ill young children. Audio

A prominent Tongan politician explains his ideas on the need for MPs to work in a more collaborative way. Audio

'The Facades' by Eric Lundgren. Audio

Fiji's Elections Commission's powers weakened by court decision. Audio

The buying and selling of access to fishing days in the area under the control of the PNA fishing bloc of nations is becoming increasingly sophisticated. Audio

Psychologist and neuroscientist Elaine Fox is an expert on the science behind why we're naturally optimistic or pessimistic. In her book, "Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain", she explores whether optimism is… Audio

Dr Graham Paterson is a New Zealand Commonwealth Games team doctor and sports physician. He is involved with High Performance Sport New Zealand, and he's a partner in Unisports Medicine. He says many… Audio

Cuba's National Forecast Centre says it hopes to share with the Pacific region how it has reduced the crippling impacts of severe weather events. Audio

The newly-appointed vice president of the Pacific Islands Political Studies Association says there isn't enough research done into the Pacific, considering the geopolitical issues facing the region. Audio

The President of Nadi's Chamber of Commerce, Ram Raju, says there is optimism that the elections will be good for business in Fiji's tourism capital. Audio

An academic says the Fiji Labour Party is likely to survive after the conviction of its leader, Mahendra Chaudhry, but will have to take a new form. Audio

The Samoa Ministry of Health says it is planning a mass clean-up to curb a chikungunya virus outbreak there, by spraying public spaces and checking people at the border. Audio

A Solomon Islands academic expects the upcoming election will again be characterised by people voting for MPs who they think will give them access to development funds, rather than voting for them on… Audio

A group in Australia, including those prominent in academia, the arts, medicine and the law, along with faith-based and non-government organisations, is calling for an end to Canberra's asylum seeker… Audio

Marine scientist Dr. Richard Hamilton on involving locals in Melanesia's Coral Triangle conservation efforts. Audio

The country's pre-eminent expert on orca is celebrating what she says is an important discovery about one particular animal, which may have much wider implications. Dr Ingrid Visser has been tracking… Audio

Fiji's Minister for Social Welfare, Women and Poverty Alleviation, Jiko Luveni, has denied claims the government is vote-buying in the run up to the polls. Audio