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Australian academics say a plan to send boat people seeking asylum to Papua New Guinea undermines Australia's legal and moral obligations under the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of… Audio

Current and former staff of the Salvation Army speak out about the grim conditions at the Australian-run detention camp for asylum seekers in Nauru. Audio

The head of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands says after ten years the country's government watchdog agencies are in good shape. Audio

Australia/PNG arrangement seen as violation of UN convention Audio

Shop owners are racing to clear the shelves of so-called legal highs now a new law banning the drugs has come into force. Audio

Mining executives urge Solomons' Temotu to open up sea bed. Audio

Uncertainty still surrounds the whereabouts of the former Northern Marianas Governor Benigno Fitial following the dramatic collapse of his political career earlier this year. Audio

From next week, legal highs will be illegal, unless manufacturers of the drugs meet stringent and expensive new rules. Audio

Opposition parties have inadvertently supported law changes clamping down on legal aid. Audio

Britain's leading legal expert on space law says the military is increasingly looking to space to expand its ability to spy on people. Audio

A senior adviser on the region for a Washington-based think tank says the United States' foreign policy on Fiji is still a work in progress. Audio

Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker is confident the America's Cup will get under way as planned on Monday New Zealand time despite a threat by the regatta's director to cancel the competition. Audio

The High Court in Auckland has today ruled the Department of Corrections went beyond its powers when it inforced a smoking ban from November to March this year. Audio

A study released today shows more and more legal high users are turning up for psychiatric care including some who are intensely suicidal. Audio

A woman from the Marshall Islands who died fighting for justice for the survivors of United States nuclear weapons tests on her country's islands is the subject of a new book, written by her husband.

The Government has abandoned its Supreme Court fight on fixed fees for legal aid lawyers. Audio

The human rights lawyer representing a group of 12 asylum seekers on Nauru says they may self harm as others have done, after losing a court application seeking an end to their detention. Audio

Divergent views on merits of Guam 'two strikes' bill. Audio

The revelation that former land ministers in Vanuatu have issued dozens of offshore seabed mining exploration licences without consultation is causing a stir in the Pacific. Audio

Legislation to clamp down on legal highs is being changed so that animal testing can only be used as a last resort. Audio

The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is defending his use of leaked information to pursue Peter Dunne. Audio

One of Papua New Guinea's major commercial developments, the planned Pacific Marine Industrial Zone in Madang, is back on track, after its opponents withdrew their legal action. However local people… Audio

Listening to that is Graeme Edgeler, an expert in constitutional law. Audio

As the Indonesian government orders Freeport to halt production at its mine in Papua, a worker and union member says the fatal tunnel collapse was due to human error, and safety standards need to be… Audio

It's hoped the Papakupu Reo Ture, or Legal Maori Dictionary, will cut down on conflict and miscommunication between Maori and English speakers in the justice system. Audio