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An Australian think tank says women in the Pacific, particularly in Papua New Guinea, continue to face extreme challenges. 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

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

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

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An aspiring independent elections candidate in Fiji, Roshika Deo, says police intimidation and surveillance are affecting her campaign. Audio

A family claiming refugee status because of rising sea levels on their Pacific Island has won an appeal to stay in New Zealand. Audio

The President of the Jittu Land trust in Fiji say government authorities have ignored their pleas for help over the forceful eviction from their land. Audio

The Solomon Islands Ministry of Health says it is declaring the Honiara Central Market healthy as it moves to ban the sale and use of tobacco, betel nut and alcohol. Audio

Vanuatu Women Against Crime says the government is failing to protect victims of crime as the numbers of rapes and murders across the country continue to climb. Audio

The leader of a Fiji political group which claims the same name as the regime-backed party says they will fight the election under a variation of the Fiji First name. Audio

In his media conference it's expected Brendon McCullum will comment on the leaking of his testimony but is unlikely to give details about all he has told the ICC. Audio

Voters in New Caledonia will go to the polls on Sunday in an election crucial for a possible series of three independence referenda. Audio

NGOs in Fiji say the Electoral Decree is acting as a muzzle, stopping NGOs from doing their jobs. Audio

The chairman of the Media Industry Development Authority in Fiji is defending his decision to censure Fiji TV for broadcasting so-called hate speech. Audio

The Fiji regime has again warned people are stirring up trouble over land as Fiji heads towards elections in September but doubt remains over its assurances that indigenous land is more secure than… Audio

The co-chair of the Pacific Freedom Forum says fears about a proposed cyber crime policy in PNG are unfounded. Audio

A policy framework for the death penalty is being drafted in Papua New Guinea. Audio

The head of the National Disaster Office in Solomon Islands says emergency repairs to roads and bridges has allowed teams to go further into Guadalcanal Province to assess flood damage. Audio

Small businesses in the Pacific that find it hard to get going with start-up costs and accessing finance will soon be hearing about new options. Audio

Australia lobbies more Pacific Island nations to help "shoulder the burden" of its asylum seeker issue. Audio

Better control policies for exporting kava needed in Vanuatu, otherwise the country may face a ban in the United States. Audio

An American Samoa senator is calling for discussion on the health status of the territory's representative in the US congress. Audio

An opposition MP says the Marshall Islands government deliberately attempted to usurp the constitution and laws of the country with its nomination to UNESCO of a Lebanese official. Audio

Young women from all around Fiji meet in Suva to decide on the key issues they want raised in the lead-up to the elections promised for September. Audio