Don Wiseman

Two of the key defendants acquitted after a long running legal battle over an anti-government protest in Nauru cannot get their passports returned. Audio

The administrator on Norfolk Island is assuring residents that services will not be affected if New South Wales ends its links with the island in 2021. Audio

The governor of Papua New Guinea's capital district, Powes Parkop, says Australia is out of order in leaking information about the planned deployment of troops to PNG. Audio

One of the most pressing issues for Pacific Islands fisheries officials is the struggle they facing trying to cope with the increasing load of fisheries management requirements. Audio

The United Nations in Papua New Guinea is hopeful that the Bougainville Referendum Commission will get to sit for the first time by the end of the month. . Audio

The Norfolk Island Chamber of Commerce says Australia has to explain just what it is planning for the administration of the island. Audio

One of the team of Australian lawyers representing 19 people accused over a protest outside the Nauru parliament three years ago says the judge found any trial would unfair and an abuse of court… Audio

The group dubbed the Nauru 19 has had charges laid after an anti government protest three years ago thrown out. Audio

The Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council Accreditation scheme is being strengthened so members offering water-based activities ensure their standards are high. Audio

The American based think tank, the Oakland Institute, says foreign loggers in Papua New Guinea are taking much timber and evading the tax due on it. Audio

Pacific Islands Forum leaders sign a major agreement on regional security - with a focus on the threat from climate change. Audio

The Papua New Guinea and Bougainville governments can't agree just what question to ask in the Bougainville referendum on possible independence. Audio

TVNZ journalist Barbara Dreaver has been released after being detained by police on Nauru while covering the Pacific Islands Forum summit. Audio

Reports from Nauru say some delegates to the Pacific Islands Forum have been concerned at the way China's visiting diplomats have been treated. Audio

A trade union leader in Papua New Guinea is outraged at government plans to give police and soldiers immunity during special operations. Audio