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Pensioners in the Cook Islands have vowed to protest on the first day of parliament to demand that taxes back-paid to the government are refunded immediately. Audio

South African artist acclaimed worldwide for his combinations of cinema, theatre, drawing, sculpture and music. Audio

Political parties in Fiji have called on the government to go into a caretaker government mode in the lead up to the election on September 17th. Audio

A group of minority shareholders in Bougainville Copper Ltd are crying foul over Bougainville's new mining law and say they want billions of dollars in compensation. Audio

US Pacific territory leaders say President Obama's proposal to expand marine protected areas in the Pacific will hurt their economy and cultural values. Audio

Guyon Espiner talks to Professor Andrew Geddis from the University of Otago, a specialist in electoral law. Audio

A New Zealand anti-violence agency says it fully supports the Vanuatu Police for going against customary law and taking a prosecution against a man who allegedly raped his wife. Audio

Dean Knight is a Senior Lecturer at Victoria University's School of Law, and specialises in public law. Audio

One of the authors of a report into violence in Papua New Guinea says the country's security situation is forcing businesses to rely on private security companies. Audio

Papua New Guinea's Opposition has been depleted to three MPs out of a total of 111 in Parliament following another round of defections. Audio

Papua New Guinea's Registrar of Political Parties and Candidates is concerned at the cross-floor movement in parliament that has left the opposition decimated to two members. Audio

Bougainville confident all the people will embrace new mining law despite sniping from some quarters Audio

A Fiji unionist says he will still act as an advisor to his union despite having to step down formally to comply with Fiji's election laws. Audio

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister could face a Leadership Tribunal after a referral by the Ombudsman Commission over a controversial government loan. 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

On departing employees and intellectual property. Audio

A beer lobby group is campaigning for a law change to save British pubs from extinction. Audio

There are claims that the United States could force New Zealand to change its laws before it signs off on any Pacific-wide free trade agreement. Audio

The Samoa police are testing the country's readiness for the Small Islands Developing States Conference next month. Audio

The French Polynesian government is planning to declare the proposed Mahana Beach Resort a "special zone" with different labour laws than the rest of the territory. 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

Bougainville passes a transition mining law, which the ABG says ensure the landowners own their resources. Audio

Issues of sovereignty are central to opposition to a Vanuatu government scheme linking citizenship sale and investment. Audio

A coalition of farmers and environmental groups in Hawaii is backing a county law which is being challenged in court by the world's biggest biotech trade association. Audio

Political parties say constraints are hampering the prospects of a free and fair election in Fiji.

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