Don Wiseman

The Papua New Guinea province of Morobe has been inundated over the past several months, culminating in severe flooding that has taken lives. Audio

The new Kiribati Parliament will include five women MPs for the first time - we speak with one of the newly elected members. Audio

The Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit is just days away from opening in Nuku'alofa in Tonga, and frantic efforts are still needed to ensure visitors are housed. Audio

Preliminary election results in Kiribati are showing close contests for constituencies in and around the capital Tarawa, but the opposite in outer island electorates. Audio

Leaders in the Pacific are seeking freer movement of people within the region. Audio

In interim results to hand on Thursday after the first round of the Kiribati election, Radio Kiribati reported 22 of the 23 constituencies have been counted. Audio

An Otago University researcher hopes to gain insights into obesity levels among Pacifica by studying neophobia - or resistance to new foods. Audio

Human rights advocates warn of grim plight for people evicted from PNG squatter settlements. Audio

The soaring cost of living will come under scrutiny as Kiribati holds its election next week. Audio

A lawsuit, brought by 4,500 Bougainvilleans against multi national mining giant, Rio Tinto, is being bankrolled by a secretive group of investors hoping for a huge windfall. Audio

An anti-deep sea mining campaigner in Papua New Guinea says Prime Minister James Marape has lied to the country by saying he supports a moratorium on deep sea mining. Audio