Solomon Islands
Sport: Solomon Islands football bosses aim to wipe debt
The new President of the Solomon Islands Football Federation wants the administration to be debt-free within the next four years.
Airport maintenance contracts in Solomons cut off
Lucrative airport maintenance contracts worth hundreds of thousands of US dollars have been declared null and void by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Finance this week pending a review of tender… Audio
Solomons airport maintenance contracts cut off
Lucrative Solomon Islands airport maintenance contracts worth hundreds of thousands of US dollars have been declared null and void.
Solomon Islands government tables 2015 budget
The Solomon Islands finance minister, Snyder Rini, has tabled his government's 538 million US dollar budget in Parliament today.
Pacific economies outpaced by nature says ADB
The Asian Development Bank says climate change and other environmental factors continue to outpace the resilience of Pacific Island economies.
Solomons timber exports under scrutiny
Verifying the legality of sawn Solomon Islands timber sold into New Zealand and Australia was a focus during a visit by exporters.
Pam teaches lessons about building
The International Red Cross says communities in Vanuatu need to be better prepared for future cyclones.
Solomons official wants GCSB inquiry expanded
A special secretary to the former Prime Minister of Solomon Islands says an inquiry into New Zealand's spy agency's activities in the Pacific should also investigate the spying of people such as… Audio
NZ spy inquiry not enough for former Solomons official
A special secretary to the former Prime Minister of Solomon Islands says an inquiry into New Zealand's spy agency's activities in the Pacific should include people like himself. Audio
World Vision to provide cyclone relief to Solomons
World Vision has begun preparing relief items to distribute to families affected by Cyclone Pam in Solomon Islands.
Solomons govt outlines Gold Ridge plans
The Solomon Islands prime minister has told the Gold Ridge Community Landowner's Council that the government may look for a company to buy the mine.
Vanuatu says it has three weeks of food supplies
The Vanuatu government says it has food supplies to last up to three weeks and they are currently being distributed to victims of Cyclone Pam.
Solomon Islands accuse NZ of passing spy info to China
Former officials in the Solomon Islands' Prime Minister's Office accuse New Zealand of passing on information about the Solomons to China, in the wake of spying revelations. Audio
Solomons sends aid to cyclone hit islands
The Solomon Islands Disaster Management Office is sending aid to the cyclone-stricken islands of Tikopia and Anuta.
Aid to Solomons Tikopia and Anuta
A Solomon Islands government vessel is leaving Honiara today carrying relief supplies for the eastern parts of the country struck by Cyclone Pam last week.
Solomons official 'suspected' NZ was spying
The chief of staff of the former Solomon Islands Prime Minister says he suspected New Zealand was spying on his emails well before the latest claims emerged.
Former Solomons diplomat says NZ should be 'ashamed'
The chief of staff of the former Prime Minister of Solomon Islands says New Zealand's foreign minister should be ashamed over revelations of spying on diplomats' email and mobile phone communications.
NZ spying on Solomons 'deplorable': former special secretary
A special secretary to the former Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands says he is dismayed that New Zealand appears to have spied on his emails.
Hager 'shocked' at NZ spying on Solomons diplomats
The investigative journalist Nicky Hager says New Zealand's spying on diplomats from Solomon Islands is 'not a good look'.
NZ Foreign Minister: Cyclone Pam 'a test for the region'
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully says the government in Vanuatu is overwhelmed by the scale of the disaster left by Cyclone Pam. Video, Audio