Don Wiseman

Gay detainees fear for their lives and future if Australia close the detention centre on Manus Island; the Supervisor of Elections in Tonga says his office is rushing to get the country ready for a… Audio

Tonga's King Tuupou VI has dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections to be held by November 16th this year; As Yazaki winds down its operation in Samoa, a union is working to ensure… Audio

As Yazaki winds down its operation in Samoa, workers look to ensure they receive all entitlements due as well as new employment; movement and livelihoods of people in the capital of Papua New Guinea's… Audio

The Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry is calling on the government to quickly resolve issues delaying the construction of a high speed internet cable for the country; a new manufacturer… Audio

The Ulu of Tokelau says it is for the government to make decisions and not public servants; A Papua New Guinea writer says he doubts there is enough political will to create an independent… Audio

The latest regional Pacific news. Audio

Police in Papua New Guinea's Enga province say they are enforcing a truce between tribes who have been fighting over the recent Kandep election; SPREP says there is growing political awareness of the… Audio

Community groups in Guam are calling for peace amid the bellicose rhetoric from the United States and North Korea; Activists in Papua New Guinea say the newly re-elected government needs to step up… Audio

The latest regional Pacific news. Audio

Fiji's opposition says the government should disclose the full facts surrounding a mass deportation of suspected scammers from Fiji to China; A scholar of Pacific politics says women have been priced… Audio

The incoming chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum says the regional body tries to deal with too many issues and needs to become more focussed; New Zealand's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade select… Audio

The true success of the Pacific region's first ever peacekeeping intervention is now being tested in Solomon Islands as the country tries to chart a course for its future while trying to forget the… Audio

Over 600-thousand US dollars of World Bank financing that was meant to go towards cyclone recovery in Tonga is unaccounted for, triggering a government investigation: Papua New Guinea's Registrar of… Audio

The true success of the Pacific region's peacekeeping intervention is now being tested in Solomon Islands as the country charts its own course; A relative of villagers in Indonesia's Papua region… Audio

Despite the emergence of a government in Papua New Guinea, questions remain over the legitimacy of the general election; The establishment of a Pacific Community Centre for Ocean Science has been… Audio