Don Wiseman

A spokesperson for MiningWatch Canada says after the Porgera region in Papua New Guinea has hosted a huge open cut gold mine for nearly 30 years, the people are desperate. Audio

An exhibition at the new South Pacific WWII Museum in Luganville in Vanuatu is to feature the contribution to the war effort by the legendary aviator, Charles Lindbergh. Audio

A volcanic eruption on Vanuatu's Ambrym Island has sparked a series of minor earthquakes that have opened cracks around the island. Audio

The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says the autonomous region is still waiting for Papua New Guinea to pay its constitutionally guaranteed grant. Audio

Pacific Islands fisheries leaders are satisfied with the outcomes of last week's meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, or Tuna Commission, in Hawaii. Audio

The International Financie Corporation, the IFC, together with Australia and New Zealand is helping to develop a corporate debt market in Papua New Guinea. Audio

The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says many of the people who issued an ultimatum to his government last week are themselves facing investigation by the Papua New Guinea Fraud Squad. Audio

A landowner group at the site of Papua New Guinea's Porgera mine has dismissed claims by the miner that it is not representative. Audio

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands wants local contractors to undertake repairs to Rarotonga's huge new water system, Te Mato Vai. Audio

The body charged with conserving and managing fish stocks on the Pacific's high seas holds its annual summit this week in Hawaii. Audio

Parts of Papua New Guinea's huge Western Province are in the grip of a significant drought a little over two years since the last such event. Audio

The environmental group, the Worldwide Fund for Nature, hopes to see changes when the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, meets next week in Honolulu. Audio