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Cooks prepare for possible future extraction of seabed minerals
The Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority has taken a further step in its efforts to develop a sustainable world class regulatory framework for deep sea mineral activities in the Cook Islands…
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Solomons tailings dam spill under control
The Solomon Islands ministry of environment says a major spill-over at the Gold Ridge mine tailings dam has been brought under control. Heavy rains caused the dam to overflow its...
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Sport: Former Cook Islands captain Stan Wright to focus on coaching
The veteran Cook Islands front rower Stan Wright has called time on his international rugby career in order to focus on his new role coaching the national team.
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 14 April 2016
Audio 14 Apr 2016Fiji sugar farmers urged to grit their teeth after Winston; Cooks PM says EU fishing deal still not completed; Papua New Guinea's anti-fraud and corruption unit says it's a step closer to arresting… Audio
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Cooks/EU fishing deal still not completed - Puna
Audio 14 Apr 2016The Cook Islands prime minister says a fishing deal with the EU is yet to be signed but he says his government's aim is to ensure that any fishing is done sustainably. Audio
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World in Sport for 13 April 2016
Audio 13 Apr 2016This week: Fiji win Hong Kong to extend their lead atop the World Sevens Series; Cook Islands Rugby defend a coaching change; Samoa's Under 20s determined to make amends; Roy Krishna talks recovery… Audio
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Poisoning warning in Solomons
The Solomon Islands Ministry of Health has warned people living in villages below the tailings dam of the Gold Ridge Mine on Central Guadalcanal not to use water from streams for drinking, cooking and…
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Cooks defends elderly health care
The Cook Islands Ministry of Health has rejected Grey Power claims that because of a lack of funding there are delays in sending elderly patients to New Zealand for treatment.
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 13 April 2016
Audio 13 Apr 2016Papua New Guinea's anti-fraud and corruption unit says it's a step closer to arresting the PM; Documents showing several Pacific Island countries to be tax havens come as little surprise; The head of… Audio
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Sport: Player availability in focus as Pacific Test looms
Tonga rugby league coach Kristian Woolf has begun talking to players to gauge who will be available for next month's Pacific Test against Samoa.
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Cook Islands PM defends legality of EU fishing deal
The Cook Islands prime minister, Henry Puna, has rejected opposition claims that a deal with the European Union on fishing access is illegal.
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 13 April 2016
Audio 13 Apr 2016Papua New Guinea's anti corruption unit homes in on the country's Prime Minister; Reformed Vanuatu land procedures finally roll out; Pacific fisheries leaders gather in NZ to hear how this country's… Audio
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Sport: Cook Islands change 7's coach for Olympic qualifier
Audio 13 Apr 2016The Cook Islands Rugby Union explain why they appointed a new women's sevens coach for June's Olympic qualifying tournament. Audio
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NZ promoting its fisheries management to the Pacific
Audio 12 Apr 2016Pacific fisheries leaders gather in NZ to hear how this country's catch based management system works. Audio
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Cooks' Puna says quota system will deliver for Pacific fisheries
The prime minister of the Cook Islands, Henry Puna, says he believes a quota management system will ensure the sustainability of Pacific fisheries.
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Sport: Cook Islands says coaching change "neccessary" for women's 7s team
The Cook Islands Rugby Union has appointed former New Zealand squad member Crystal Kaua as head coach of the national women's sevens team, saying a change was necessary less than three months out from…
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Pacific countries struggle to shake tax haven reputation
Leaked documents showing several Pacific Island countries to be tax havens have come as little surprise to some experts.
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NZ to provide models on fisheries management
Pacific fisheries ministers gather in Wellington this week where the virtues of New Zealand's catch based fisheries management system will be extolled.
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 8 April 2016
Audio 8 Apr 2016Northern Marianas lawmakers scramble to deal with an historic court ruling on gun rights; a bleak outlook for the Pacific on World Health Day; New Zealand will pay its aid money directly into the Cook… Audio
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Late Edition for 7 April 2016
Audio 7 Apr 2016Poultry farming back in the spotlight. How organic is your organic food? In Dateline Pacific kiwi aid goes straight into the Cook Island coffers. Audio
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Confusion in Cooks over EU fisheries agreement
The Cook Islands opposition says a purse seine fishing agreement with the European Union is invalid because it's been signed off incorrectly. The government insists otherwise.
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Change in NZ aid delivery to Cooks will reduce red tape
Audio 7 Apr 2016The Cook Islands minister of finance, Mark Brown, says New Zealand's move towards paying the bulk of its aid directly into the country's national budget is a growing trend that will prevent… Audio
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Change in NZ aid delivery to Cooks will increase efficiency
The Cook Islands minister of finance, Mark Brown, says New Zealand's move towards paying the bulk of its aid directly into the country's national budget will make things a lot easier.
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Mental disorders on the rise in Cook Islands
An increasing number of mental health cases are being treated in the Cook Islands.
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Push to criminalise marital rape intensifies in the Cooks
Calls to make marital rape a crime in the Cook Islands have intensified.
