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The head of the Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources says they remain committed to a sustainably-managed purse seine fishery.

Members of a regional farmers network are in Tonga this week for the first Pacific Breadfruit Roundtable.

The latest session of the Cook Islands parliament has ended after two half days.

A long-awaited, and contentious, law in the Cook Islands requiring under-25 year olds to wear helmets when on motorcycles will come into effect next month.

The Cook Islands Speaker has launched a scathing attack on opposition MPs who have boycotted parliament for a second day.

The Cook Islands Prime Minister Henry Puna says the 'no show' at parliament yesterday by opposition MPs was disgraceful.

Opposition MPs in the Cook Islands say the government intends to push through legislation which will affect constituencies not currently represented in Parliament.

The Cook Islands opposition coalition has boycotted the current sitting of Parliament but hasn't issued explained the reasons behind the move.

Traditional leaders in Rarotonga hope Greenpeace will back their campaign to end a European Union purse seine fishing agreement.

The government is fighting harder than ever to get back billions owed by former students overseas. While young Kiwis think the tactics are all wrong, they seem to be working.

The government will put $10 million into a programme aimed at getting more children in Pacific countries playing sport.

New Zealand have topped their pool at the Oceania under 20 men's football championship following today's 0-0 draw with Soloman Islands in Vanuatu.

Vanuatu are refusing to look beyond this afternoon's final group match against New Caledonia at the Oceania Under 20 Men's Football Championship.

The Marshall Islands is part of the region's first study checking the levels of mercury in local residents.

Shipping containers have been toppled in Wellington, with ferry crossings cancelled and power cut to some homes. Video

Tensions between iwi and conservation groups over the proposed Kermadec Sanctuary have erupted at an international conservation meeting in Hawai'i.

Road remain closed due to ice and snow after a wintry blast that also knocked out power and forced the cancellation of Cook Strait ferries. Video

Traditional leaders in the Cook Islands are appealing for financial help for a legal battle to stop European Union super purse seiners getting a permanent foothold in the country's waters.

Leaders of the Pacific's Smaller Island States want to see improvements made to air transport services in the region.

Vanuatu and New Zealand have booked their place in the semi finals of the OFC Under 20 Men's Football Championship with a game to spare.