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From our Auckland studio, Brent wraps up the days announcement and reactions. Audio

Fiji has eight women parliamentarians after the country's landmark elections last week. Audio

Frank Bainimarama who has been running Fiji since staging a coup in 2006 is now the country's new democratically elected prime minister. Audio

Papua New Guinea women are demonstrating increased forays into leadership roles although there's a call by a female government minister for more support for women candidates during elections. Audio

This week the Child Poverty Action Group released its report calling on all political parties to take a range of steps in education, health and income support to help the country's poorest children. Audio

The leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party says there is a high likelihood he will appeal a recent High Court decision confirming his loss of the Penrhyn seat. Audio

Australia and Papua New Guinea are hoping to reset their relationship with a new agreement that moves the two countries onto a more even footing. Audio

Arguments about tax policy gained momentum this week as political parties focused more strongly on policy differences. National is promising to release broad details about its tax cut plans next… Audio

UN Women says its post-2015 development agenda will have a stand-alone goal for women, focusing on gender-based violence, economic empowerment and leadership in the public and private sectors. Audio

The International Renewable Energy Agency, or IRENA, says within the next 10 years, at least five Pacific nations will have 100 percent renewable energy. Audio

Islam Awareness Week 2014 focuses on charity - raising awareness of the lives of people across the globe in need, mindful of the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Lynda attends open day at the… Audio

Radio New Zealand's  Education, Health and Economics correspondents consider election policies and inequality Audio

Labour's front bencher MP Grant Robertson says Nicky Hager's book clearly exposes National's political style in developing smears and spreading rumours. Audio

A Solomon Islands academic expects the upcoming election will again be characterised by people voting for MPs who they think will give them access to development funds, rather than voting for them on… Audio

Fiji's newest political party to be registered in Fiji is outlining its manifesto in Suva. Audio

Issues of sovereignty are central to opposition to a Vanuatu government scheme linking citizenship sale and investment. Audio

Land sales to foreigners has again reared its head as a political issue just weeks out from the September the 20th election. Audio

West Papua under the spotlight in New Zealand where parliamentarians have called upon the new President of Indonesia to commit to genuine media freedom in West Papua. Audio

This week the Prime Minister announced which parties will get National Party help this election. He gave the nod to National supporters to vote for the United Future's Peter Dunne, in Ohariu and ACT… Audio

The Independent MP Brendan Horan is confident he will get his new party into parliament despite still being the focus of a police investigation. Audio

Fiji's National Federation Party says it's trying to instil confidence in people to vote in the upcoming election. Audio

The Labour party says it will focus on increasing the number of Te Reo speaking teachers, as part of its language policy. Te Reo is a big political matter for some candidates - with some saying the… Audio

Tonga's Democratic Party is at a crossroads as it dumps a third of its MPs shortly before the country's general election. Audio

Christchurch and its surrounding towns are slowly starting to be rebuilt after the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Our political editor Brent Edwards has been in Christchurch to find out… Audio

The Citizens Constitutional Forum in Fiji is urging politicians to clearly outline their policies on the controversial issue of land before September's election. Audio

After nearly two weeks of fighting accusations of receiving undeclared donations, Labour has tried to focus the political agenda on poverty. Audio

This week the Labour Party announced the details of its compulsory KiwiSaver policy. But that is not what dominated the news. Instead Labour's leader David Cunliffe had to spend the week defending… Audio

The Asia Development Bank has completed what it says is the first comprehensive assessment of the role of women in Solomon Islands society. Audio

While the court case against the ACT Party MP John Banks is finally at an end, the matter is likely to dominate political debate for weeks to come as he remains a Member of Parliament. Audio

The Fiji government says it has spent over half a billion US dollars in improving health services in the more than seven years since the military coup as it moves towards developing a modern… Audio