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Fiji voters get familiar with election process
Audio 17 Jul 2014The Fiji Elections Office is confident that an intensive education campaign will result in a high voter turnout at the polls in September. Audio
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Cook Islands poll result out on Friday
The new Cook Islands government will not be known until July 18th when the finalised results of last week's election will be released.
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Bainimarama planning NZ visit
Interim Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama plans to visit New Zealand - subject to whether he is granted a visa, and how soon it is granted, he says. Fiji will go to the polls in September.
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Grassroots focus for Tonga election candidate
Audio 16 Jul 2014In November voters in Tonga go to the polls to elect their second parliament under reforms from 2008 which ushered in a greater degree of democracy. Audio
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Fiji electoral officers trained by EU
Audio 15 Jul 2014Sixty Fijian electoral officers are being trained in workshops by the EU to help the country prepare for its September elections. Audio
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Tonga political party says tourism the key
A spokesperson for Tonga's Langafonua Tu'uloa political party, says the country has to put much more effort into selling itself as a tourist destination.
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Fiji electoral officers trained by EU
The European Union ambassador for the Pacific says the process to ensure a credible election for Fiji in September is well underway.
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EU election training underway in Fiji
The Fijian Elections Office has started the first of 3 Training the Trainers workshops in preparation for the September election.
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Cooks poll results could go either way - Democrats
The Cook Islands Democratic Party says control of the government is still up for grabs despite preliminary results showing it has the lead.
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NZ Post staff 'unlikely' to move
Hundreds of New Zealand Post workers who will lose their jobs over the next year are unlikely to shift to other centres because it is too costly, a union says. Audio
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Garnering the Fiji youth vote a poll challenge
An academic from Fiji says mobilising the significant youth vote will be a major goal for politicial parties in the upcoming election.
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Cook Islands PM may have lost seat
Preliminary results show that the Cook Islands Prime Minister, Henry Puna, may have lost his seat in the Manihiki electorate by two votes. Elections were held for 24 parliamentary seats.
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Cook Islanders cast their votes
Cook Islanders are heading to the polls today. Fifty candidates from three parties and two independent candidates are vying for the 24 seats in parliament.
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Academic says West Papuans 'cautious' over elections
An academic specialising in West Papua says people in the region are likely to be very cautious today as Indonesia heads to the polls to elect a new president.
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Trio of cities named as candidates for 2022 Winter Olympics
Oslo, Almaty and Beijing have been confirmed as the official candidates to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, even though an International Olympic Committee report found several weaknesses in the...
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Cooks candidate wants a self reliant community
A Cook Islands election candidate says his community has been bombarded by empty promises from the Government.
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Ashraf Ghani leads presidential race
Former Afghan Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani is leading the race to replace Hamid Karzai as president, according to preliminary results.
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The Scottish Polls
Audio 7 Jul 2014The truth, perception and politics of the polling leading up to the referendum on whether Scotland should become an independent country, with president of the British Polling Council Prof. John… Audio
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Rabuka calls for poll support for a Fiji paramount chief
Former Fiji leader, Sitiveni Rabuka, has called on the people of Cakaudrove to support the paramount chief, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, who is to stand for the SODELPA Party in the September election.
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Indonesian forces in Papua on high alert for poll
Papua is facing an influx of Indonesian military personnel as indigenous leaders call for a boycott of Indonesia's upcoming elections.
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Labour promises 'clean' campaign
The Labour Party promised to run a clean election campaign at its congress over the weekend - free of dirty tricks, smear campaigns and what it called a personality cult.
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Subsidised recycling needed in Cook Islands
A Cook Islands environment group says the next government will have to act quickly to deal with growing amounts of rubbish.
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Cook Islanders head to the polls
Audio 4 Jul 2014The Cook Islands go to the polls next week and continuing de-population has been raised as a key concern for people. Audio
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Hopes 4 years of stability leads to 2nd term in Cook Islands
The caretaker finance minister in the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, says he is confident the Cook Islands Party will hold onto power in next week's election because it has given the country nearly four…
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Cash food crops for Cooks outer islands
The Cook Islands Democratic Party hopes its resurrected plan for outer islands development will help it back into government in next week's elections.
