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Alex has arrived back from New Zealand and will stay with Lou. Sophie takes swabs for the DNA tests. Dixie has had a car accident and is in hospital. Sophie sees her mother's mouth twitch. Audio

Sophie is upset that Louigi has not accepted Dixie for what she is. Lou is distressed that Alex hasn't returned from New Zealand. Rose has not shown any real sign of recovery. Audio

Alex returns to New Zealand suddenly when he receives news of his son's illness. Aunty Carmina visits and Sophie learns more from her about the family's history. Dixie's son, Jerome is in hospital.

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Sophie learns more about Alex and discovers his mother, Tatiana, died in a fall from the trapeze. Sophie begins to learn more and more about Papa Louigi's past life in the circus.

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Dixie, Sophie's flamboyant best friend pays a visit counselling Sophie to ease up on Alex and also to tell Papa Lou about Rose's eye flicker.

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Alex arrives in Canada from New Zealand, unannounced. Papa Lou is overjoyed, but Sophie decides to expose the fraud. Rose, Sophie's mother, shows a tiny spark of life from within her stroke-induced… Audio

Sophie is surprised and more than a little suspicious when her hitherto unknown long-lost brother Alex makes contact from New Zealand. But her father Papa Lou wonders why she is not happy. (From The… Audio

Community based organisations in the areas surrounding Papua New Guinea's Bismarck Sea have united against seabed mining. Audio

One of the few dissident voices in the Fiji media, Professor Wadan Narsey, has ended his campaign of political dissent in the Fiji Times. Audio

Tensions are rising in Solomon Islands over the encroachment onto Guadalcanal provincial lands of residents from the capital Honiara. 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

A Pacific academic says timely comments from the French president have given the bids of New Caledonia and French Polynesia to become full members of the Pacific Islands Forum a boost. Audio

The WWF has called for the Tuna Commission to adopt greater measures to ensure the safety of fisheries observers onboard fishing vessels after the disappearance of another observer working on Pacific… Audio

If a doctor gives you a sugar pill and tells you it will make your headache feel better and it does, that's called the placebo effect. But what happens if they tell you the pill will make your… Video, Audio

The editor of New Zealand Gardener Jo McCarroll explains how music makes your plants grow. Audio

An Australian oral cancer expert says Melanesia and Papua New Guinea in particular may be experiencing an undiagnosed oral cancer epidemic. Audio

Kate McIntosh brings her unique brand of theatre back to Wellington this week, after living in Belgium for 15 years. She tells Eva about her work 'All Ears'. Audio

A lobby group demanding tax relief for earthquake strengthening work on buildings says it's being ignored by the Government. Audio

New Zealand construction firms have been urged to provide jobs and internships for young Maori and Pasifika people. Audio

League players from Australia and New Zealand are harnessing their popularity to promote healthy eating and education throughout the Pacific. Audio

A workers' union says the Fiji Sugar Corporation is putting profits before safety after one worker died and another fell into a tank of boiling liquid. Audio

Research shows the modern interpretation of some local traditions in Samoa is discouraging women from becoming community leaders. Audio

A Solomon Islands corruption watchdog wants the Forestry Minister Bodo Dettke removed after allegations he granted exemptions to a family-owned logging company. Audio

Bougainville's re-elected leader John Momis says he will seek arbitration if the PNG Government does not pay outstanding grants. Audio