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There are conflicting reports in the Cook Islands over whether the Ministry of Health told the country's only doctor who specialises in the care of women, to stop making appointments for terminations… Audio

Former Vanuatu MPs are considering an appeal to clarify constitution issues arising from the decision to dissolve parliament, but not to stop the election in January from going ahead. Audio

The Commonwealth Secretariat's fact-finding mission to Nauru has been slammed as offensive by an opposition MP. Audio

Vanuatu's former opposition says it is considering an appeal of the Supreme Court's decision to reject its bid to overturn the dissolution of parliament. Audio

A Commonwealth fact-finding mission to Nauru has concluded that the rule of law is intact, despite wide-ranging condemnation by former jurists. Audio

A Commonwealth fact-finding mission to Nauru has concluded that the rule of law is intact, despite wide-ranging condemnation by former jurists. Audio

The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission says it has received 284 complaints since it was re-established in May this year. Audio

The conservation group WWF says the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission has failed to adopt a stronger ban on shark finning in the region. Audio

The New Zealand Law Society is concerned about the credibility of an investigation into the alleged intimidation of a Fijian lawyer by security forces because the head of police is a former military… Audio

The Fiji Law Society has urged respect for the rule of law following claims by a Lautoka lawyer he and his associates have been threatened and people close to him attacked. Audio

The drama continues in Vanuatu's political crisis, with convicted former MPs this week banned from holding public office until 2025. Audio

Child street vendors are on the increase in Samoa. Audio

A Wellington-based academic from Vanuatu says that left unchecked, capitalism will continue to accelerate ecological collapse. Audio

The lawyer for a Kiribati man who lost his bid to be regarded as a climate change refugee says his client is struggling on Tarawa. Audio

The president of Bougainville says the ABG has been in discussions with Rio Tinto subsidiary, Bougainville Copper Limited, about a possible re-opening of the Panguna copper and gold mine. Audio

A Fiji lawyer says members of the security forces tortured two people close to him last month because of his involvement in sedition cases which are currently before the courts. Audio

The Cook Islands government is planning on dredging Muri lagoon to rid it of an algal bloom it has labelled a national disaster. Audio

The police and the military in Papua New Guinea have both promised to clean up their act after yet another violent run-in between the two forces which left a soldier dead. Audio

An NGO and the Bougainville Government continue to snipe at each other over the merits of the Mining Law. Audio

You say 'tomayto' I say 'tomahhdo'....employment Lawyer Andrew Scott Howman talks sandwich wars and how far intellectual property rights can go. Audio

A gay couple who were hoping to renew their vows on a Cook Island beach last weekend, have been barred by the local community. Audio

Principals could be allowed to run more than one school and schools will find it easier to adjust their opening hours, under a proposed law change tabled today. Audio

The Cook Islands High Court is set to hear an application which aims to stop the government from allowing more purse seine boats to fish in its waters. Audio

Speaking from South Africa, Fiji's former police commissioner says he was obstructed from doing his job, none of his suggested changes were implemented and he believed the military had too much power.

A lawyer for the Nauru opposition MP who can't leave the Pacific Island because his passport's been cancelled says the country's justice minister is pursuing a personal vendetta. Audio