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Young farmers in Vanuatu are being urged by police to grow more vegetables and less marijuana.

A Fiji academic says a government bill currently before the house would stifle democracy if enacted.

Thieves have stolen more than a dozen donated bikes from a south Auckland primary school - the second time bikes from the school's fleet have been taken. Audio

Leicester City scored two stunning goals in extra time to reach the FA Cup fifth round with a 3-1 win over second tier Derby County in a fourth round replay.

American Samoa Treasurer Ueligitone Tonumaipe'a says a sales tax would be an effective way of raising government revenues.

Hundreds of well-wishers and supporters gathered at the Capitol Building in Melekeok State in Palau on Thursday to witness the inuagral ceremonies for the country's new congress.

Tuatara Brewing Company, a stalwart of the Wellington craft beer scene, has been sold to DB Breweries for an undisclosed sum.

The Oro Governor, Gary Juffa, has called on the government of Papua New Guinea to crack down on tax avoidance in the forestry and fisheries industries as well as in the property and consultancy areas…

A non-resident landowner is rejecting the Fiji government's claims of a land grab by foreigners.

The Guam legislature has unanimously approved the permanent removal of the statute of limitations for all sexual abuse crimes.

A service in Papua New Guinea that allows anonymously reporting of corruption cases via text message is proving effective.

Papua New Guinea's prime minister Peter O'Neill has urged the opposition leader Don Polye not to mislead the public about having the numbers in parliament to remove him.

The Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has confirmed income tax is being seriously considered by his government.

Services in New Caledonia have been disrupted to coincide with a Congress debate about a comprehensive tax reform.

Anti-corruption groups in Solomon Islands are celebrating a High Court ruling which has reversed controversial regulations that awarded MPs tax free salaries in April last year.

Banks Peninsula residents are pleading with the Christchurch City Council to bring in a permanent ban on freedom camping.

Parliamentarians in Solomon Islands will continue to receive tax free salaries for at least another month.

Proposed reform of Māori land laws should only proceed if there is broad Māori support, the Waitangi Tribunal says.

Lincoln University admits some of its staff thought they were talking to a visiting academic when its new vice-chancellor interviewed them.

There has been heavy criticism in Samoa of a government decision to issue a second cigarette manufacturing licence to a foreign owned company in Apia.

The head of Transparency Solomon Islands says a court decision to affirm tax-free salaries for Members of Parliament will perpetuate a culture of entitlement.