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A New Zealand academic says the Nauru government appears to be lurching towards authoritarianism and the New Zealand government should speak out about what is going on there. Audio

The man appointed to oversee Papua New Guinea's State of Emergency operations in Southern Highlands province says he will work to bring the community on side. Audio

A practice parliament workshop was held in the Solomon Islands last week in an effort to encourage more women to participate in politics. Audio

A Wellington law firm is setting an ambitious goal to have all its staff members able to speak te reo Māori to its clients. Late last week Kahui Legal was the first in the country to sign up for a Reo… Audio

Winston Peters has started the week chairing Cabinet, as he begins to take over Jacinda Ardern's Prime Ministerial duties. He discusses issues of tax evasion. Mr Peters says the last government didn't… Audio

Relatively new phenomena like online child abuse and revenge porn are increasingly becoming issues in the Pacific, according to Tonga's Acting Attorney General. Audio

A build-up of high powered weapons is clouding prospects for peace in Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province after significant unrest sparked there last week. Audio

Nauru is courting controversy again with a new law that punishes people for speaking publicly about court cases and publishing court decisions. Alex Perrottet talks to the country's former resident… Video, Audio

Alcohol abuse costs the country billions of dollars a year: accidents, crime, addiction, not to mention all the doctors and nurses in our emergency departments abused and assaulted by drunks. There… Audio

Green Party supporters are angry one of its own has given approval for a Chinese water bottling company to expand. The Land Information Minister Eugenie Sage on Wednesday approved the expansion of the… Video, Audio

Traditional rules for tribal fighting have been signed into local law in Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands. Audio

A new contempt of court law in Nauru has been called a 'really disturbing development' by a former resident magistrate on the island. Audio

Less than a fortnight ago Justice Minister Andrew Little hoped to have the law off the books by the end of this year. But on Monday Andrew Little did an abrupt u-turn after New Zealand First told him… Audio

Justice Minister Andrew Little has had to call off plans to repeal the 2010 three strikes law after New Zealand First refused to give its support. Video, Audio

In a humiliating about-turn, Justice Minister Andrew Little has dropped plans to repeal the three strikes law after New Zealand First refused to give its support. Video, Audio

The largest church in Samoa has locked horns with the Prime Minister over a new law that requires church ministers to pay tax. Audio

The largest church in Samoa has locked horns with the Prime Minister over a new law that requires church ministers to pay tax. The Congregational Christian Church says ministers paying income tax goes… Audio

National has held on to the Northcote seat, taking more than half the vote in Saturday's by-election. Dan Bidois beat the Labour candidate Shanan Halbert by 1300 votes well down on the more than… Audio

Tighter regulations could be in store for debt collectors, amid concerns about their treatment of people they're chasing for money. Budgeting services are worried about behaviour that they say borders… Audio

The leader of the current opposition Cook Islands Democratic Party says she's feeling very positive about next week's general election and there is a real chance she will become the nation's first… Audio

Budgeting services say law changes made three years ago to crack down on loan sharks and other high-cost lenders aren't working and many people are still struggling with spiralling debts. About 60,000… Audio

Budgeting services say they haven't seen a drop off in the number of people coming to them for help, even after law changes that came in three years ago to rein in lenders. Adrienne Gallie is a… Audio

The Samoan community is still reeling from last weekend's unrest on the island of Savaii. Audio

The 'three strikes' law is set to be axed, with Justice Minister Andrew Little saying he will take a proposal to Cabinet to repeal it in 10 days. That's bad news for Norm Withers, who wants tougher… Video, Audio

Justice Minister Andrew Little has reportedly confirmed the Government is planning to remove the three strikes law in the next few weeks and is looking into shorter sentences being served as home… Audio