Mackenzie Smith

Efforts will begin on Saturday in Solomon Islands to refloat a wrecked ship at the centre of an environmental disaster. Audio

Chinese development in the Federated States of Micronesia is facing pushback from locals in Yap state. Audio

New Zealand's Samoan community is reeling after losing tens of thousands of dollars to a global cryptocurrency scam. Audio

Samoan authorities have launched money laundering investigations into two churches with branches in New Zealand and Australia. Audio

Samoan authorities have launched money laundering investigations into two churches with branches in New Zealand and Australia. Audio

Officials in American Samoa have called for the territory to diversify its economy or face a potential economic disaster. Audio

Samoans are being warned about a global multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency which has compromised the country's financial system. Audio

Three West Papuans will on Tuesday appear in an Indonesian court on treason charges. Audio

A journalist in the Federated States of Micronesia has linked her scrutiny of Chinese investment to an attempt by traditional leaders in Yap to expel her. Audio

Search and rescue efforts in Papua New Guinea's Highlands are continuing after at least eight people died in a landslide. Audio

There's a desperate shortage of artificial limbs in Solomon Islands after the country's only prosthetics workshop shut down, an Australian NGO says. Audio

The Solomon Islands police commissioner says there have been no major threats to the election process after polling last week. Audio

Health authorities in Papua New Guinea's Eastern Highlands are worried that water supplies are being put at risk by protesting landowners. Audio

A controversial mining company in French Polynesia claims the government has assured it a new mining code will be introduced next week. Audio

A state-owned company in Niue has run into trouble getting a water bottling project off the ground. Audio

An academic says despite a recent Pacific trip by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, the country faces a "diplomatic time bomb" in the region. Audio

Fiji has told a UN meeting that it's committed to improving the security of peacekeepers serving overseas. Audio

Tokelau's new ulu, or leader, wants to standardise the national language and overhaul the territory's public service. Audio