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Public health patients in Samoa won't have to travel overseas for costly medical treatments following major improvements to the national hospital. Audio

Samoa has lifted an import ban on turkey tails that it imposed five years ago. Audio

Foreign policy scholars say Pacific Island countries need to take the steering wheel to ensure they get the most out of heightened interest both from China and the United States. Audio

'Shift' by Hugh Howey. Audio

Men over 40 competing in Triathlons should be careful, Panel says..., Puberty Quiz, Teenage Book, Owen Gleen inquiry. Audio

Fluoride in our drinking water, School soccer coach apologises for verbally abusing a referee, Criticism faces the latest stage of the Auckland Council's draft Unitary Plan process. Audio

It's hoped a new Pasifika Research and Policy Centre in New Zealand will build a better connection between researchers and policy makers, charged with making decisions which affect Pasifika people. Audio

Long-time programme manager at Volunteer Service Abroad moves on. Audio

Isabel Province leads the Solomon Islands in its malaria elimination effort thanks to strong community involvement. Audio

PNG government report into troubled university will not be made public. Audio

The Vanuatu government is under fire from exporters for hiking the price of copra. Audio

Health officials in Vanuatu hope collaborative work with traditional healers can reduce the rate of tuberculosis. Audio

A prominent newspaper in Tonga has been ordered to pay fines for defaming the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers, in what observers say is part of an ongoing duel between politicians. Audio

The SPC and the Global Fund reach an agreement on an interim funding arrangement for programmes to combat AIDS, STIs, TB, and Malaria. Audio

Members of an umbrella political group in Fiji say there is still a role for a united opposition force despite the registration of four political parties. Audio

After a scare blamed on the media American Samoans are assured that there is no threat from the corona virus at th is point but health officials promise if this changes they will be kept informed Audio

An expert says mining of Pacific seabeds for some of the richest 'rare earth' deposits could be lucrative for Pacific island nations Audio

The head of the taskforce set up to handle Solomon Islands' first major outbreak of dengue fever says the disease may now be endemic to the country. Audio

Papua New Guinea's government is eyeing joint projects with Indonesia as a way of promoting economic growth in the under-developed area of the two countries' common border. Audio

Three mining companies have been granted licenses to explore the deep-sea mining potential in Fiji's Exclusive Economic Zone. Audio

A China foreign policy scholar, Dr Marc Lanteigne, says Beijing will be looking to glean information on Fiji's transition to elections during Commodore Frank Bainimarama's top level meetings there… Audio

A new report on diabetes in Tonga has revealed most young people have a misconception that the disease can be cured. Audio

'Divergent' by Veronica Roth. Audio

Political parties in Fiji have called for the definition of a child to be included in the controversial political parties decree. Audio

Dr Fenella France has helped preserve the Star Spangled Banner, made an important discovery in the draft American Declaration of Independence, and used her skills to help identify 9/11 artefacts. Audio