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Sport: Tonga hoping for overseas boost to sevens squad
The Tonga Rugby Union wants to recruit players and coaching staff from offshore to boost their chances of qualifying for the Olympic sevens competition.
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Thar she goes! On the tail of the Kermadec humpback whales
Satellite tagging has revealed that humpback whales that breed in Oceania socialise at Raoul Island in the Kermadecs and has shown where in Antarctica they go to feed. Audio
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Thar she goes! On the tail of the Kermadec humpback whales
Satellite tagging has revealed that humpback whales that breed in Oceania socialise at Raoul Island in the Kermadecs and has shown where in Antarctica they go to feed.
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Pacific urged to be cautious over seabed mining
A new report by the World Bank says Pacific Island countries should be cautious over seabed mining.
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KiwiRail considered ending all freight
KiwiRail has revealed the drastic proposals it made two years ago to cut the amount of government investment it needed. Audio
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Tradewinds for 26 April 2016
Audio 26 Apr 2016Huge wage gaps undermine effectiveness; Tourists return to Fiji after Winston; Claims of mistreatment of foreign workers in the Cook Islands. Audio
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 25 April 2016
Audio 25 Apr 2016Fiji parliament votes out petition to reinstate Great Council of Chiefs; Indonesia police admit to using torture; young Pacific farmers hailed as entreprenuers; a new study reveals wage gaps that have… Audio
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Young Pacific farmers hailed as entrepreneurs
Audio 25 Apr 2016It's hoped a workshop for young Pacific farmers about web and social media skills, will teach youth to think of farming as entrepreneurism, rather than just manual labour. Audio
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Pacific farmers using web tools for market updates
Young farmers in the Pacific are being taught web and social media skills to help them earn more, and to share information with other farmers in the region.
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Cooks lawyer files complaint over handling of PM's accident
A Cook Islands lawyer has filed a complaint with the Solicitor General about the police's handling of a motorcycle crash that involved the prime minister, Henry Puna.
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 25 April 2016
Audio 25 Apr 2016A new study reveals wage gaps that have been described as an "economic apartheid"; Fiji call for more international help, two months after Cyclone Winston; Some foreign workers are said to be treated… Audio
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Foreign workers treated like 'slaves' in Cook Islands
Audio 25 Apr 2016A former Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands has highlighted the mistreatment of foreign workers there, saying some are treated like slaves. Audio
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Cooks govt says disgruntled foreign workers need to speak up
Frameworks are in place to deal with the mistreatment of foreign workers but the onus is on employees to report it, the Cook Islands government says.
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Pacific Impacts of War - Grace Hutton
Not often talked about when we look back at World War one is the contribution from our neighbours throughout the Pacific. Up to 500 Cook Island men are thought to have been involved in fighting during… Audio
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Pacific Correspondent for 21 April 2016
Audio 21 Apr 2016Today we hear from our correspondent in the Cook Islands Florence Syme-Buchanan. Audio
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Call for Cook Islands unit to oversee foreign workforce
A Cook Islands lawyer and former Deputy Prime Minister has called on the government to create a unit to investigate the mistreatment of foreign workers.
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New cyclone in the Pacific
A new tropical cyclone has developed in the Pacific.
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Coalition against 'horrific' hospital food
Unions, Greypower and opposition MPs have joined forces to call for an end to what has been labelled "disgusting" food served in Dunedin Hospital. Video
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Solomons health authorities reiterate ban on using rivers
Audio 20 Apr 2016Health authorities in Solomon Islands are continuing to warn villagers living down stream of the Gold Ridge Mine tailings dam in Central Guadalcanal not to use rivers and streams for drinking… Audio
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Solomons health authorities reiterate ban on using rivers
Health authorities in Solomon Islands are continuing to warn villagers downstream of the Gold Ridge Mine tailings dam to not use rivers and streams for drinking, cooking, bathing or washing.
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John Key leads delegation to China to talk trade
Prime Minister John Key and two of his senior ministers will be pushing for greater trade access to China during an official visit there this week.
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Claims Cooks govt has misled people over EU fishing deal
There are claims in the Cook Islands that the people have been misled by the government over the European Union purse seine fishing agreement.
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More protests against EU-Cooks fishing deal
A protest march is planned today in the Cook Islands against the government's deal with the European Union on purse seine fishing in Cook Islands waters.
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Solomons tailings dam spill under control
Audio 15 Apr 2016The Solomon Islands ministry of environment says a major spill-over at the Gold Ridge mine tailings dam has been brought under control. Audio
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Nauru says report about Westpac misleading
The Nauru government says a report about the Australian bank Westpac cutting ties with it is misleading.
