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The Pacific Meteorological Council is meeting this week in Vanuatu to discuss severe weather events and setting priorities for Pacific meteorology directors. Audio

The arrest come after 17 people were arrested and several kilograms of methamphetamine as well as firearms and ammunition were seized, in raids across Tongatapu last month.

A letter from President Ishmael Toroama, calling for advocacy of Pope Francis, was presented to the Bishop of the Bougainville Catholic Diocese, Darius Kaluza.

Senior Supreme Court Justice Vui Clarence said it was unfortunate there is no longer a separate facility for young offenders and adolescents in the country.

The 45 MPs are required to make nominations of up to three people who will then campaign for the presidency.

Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele says it's the responsibility of the State to provide housing for the leader of the country.

More than 3000 delegates are expected in Samoa for the meeting next month.

It is almost eight months since Fijian authorities raided two warehouses within days of each other in "one of the biggest seizures ever".

The St Giles Psychiatric Hospital in Suva is battling with resource constraints as demand for mental health services, linked to drug use, is surging in the country.

Technology, the internet, and social media have changed the way that stories are delivered and told in the Pacific, a veteran Tongan journalist says.