Daniela Maoate Cox

A New Zealand academic says the Government is shirking its duty to stem the declining numbers of the country's Pacific language speakers. Audio

Police in Tonga are stepping up their presence at secondary school rugby matches in an effort to curb interschool violence. Audio

New Zealand's Cook Island language week has prompted community leaders to call for urgent intervention over the declining number of Cook Island Maori speakers. Audio

Eighty people gather in New Zealand to learn to sew tivaevae quilts as part of efforts to preserve the Cook Islands' language and culture. Audio

The Cook Islands Democratic Party says it is putting together a good case to back up its allegations of bribery and cheating in the election. Audio

Repatriated flood victims in the Solomon Islands are being told it is their own responsibility to rebuild their homes. Audio

Pacific women at an Auckland human rights think-tank are creating a mobile-phone-app and translating legal language in an effort to combat human trafficking in Pacific Islands. Audio

A Tonga youth worker says raising the drinking age will have little effect on the country's drinking problem. Audio

Niue's tourism authority board says its own plans to grow tourism will define the industry's goals more clearly than the current strategic plan. Audio

Niue's strategic tourism plan criticised by ex-tourism chair. Audio

The Cook Islands Party election victory marred by accusations of bribery and miscounts from the rival Democratic Party. Audio

The director of Papua New Guinea's fifth annual Human Rights Film Festival hopes the event will boost support for local filmmakers. Audio

Residents fed up with a lack of consultation on Port Vila harbour developments have held their own meeting to vent their frustration. Audio

An agricultural project aims to encourage Tongan women into farming and out of debt. Audio

The search for two Japanese visitors to the Northern marianas has been suspended. Audio

52 candidates will contest the elections this week in the Cook Islands. Audio

A Pacific Studies lecturer in New Zealand says an award for teaching excellence will boost the subject's academic credibility. Audio

Depopulation, climate change, and foreign aid are just some of the issues Cook Islanders will consider while casting their votes in next week's election. Audio

The Governor of Pitcairn Island says a man who was sucessfully evacuated by longboat from the territory was in a life or death situation. Audio

Anzac Day poppies are going to be made in Christchurch again, but not by the disabled people who used to make them. Audio