Stories by Sally Round

Clinging to the top of a swaying coconut tree, Vanuatu journalist Edgar Howard carefully plucks out his phone from his pocket. Video

A Fijian family may yet have their day in a European court in what's being seen as a landmark case in the fight against climate change.

High-tech mapping over Tuvalu in the last week is expected to provide comprehensive data which will help it adapt to rising seas.

Boat builders in Fiji are aiming to have 100 traditional canoes built by Christmas as part of a plan to decarbonise and promote eco-tourism and sustainable fishing. Audio

A Fijian family involved in an international climate case has been told they have no right to go to court to challenge the EU's climate target.

Pacific islands are being urged to invest more in teachers to overcome what the World Bank is describing as a crisis in education among developing countries.

The Fiji government's plan to revamp local bodies is tantamount to turning municipal councils into dictatorial regimes, an opposition MP says.

Au Ko Tuvalu, a stage play at this week's Wellington Fringe Festival, is a statement about identity as much about climate change, according to its writer and director Tavita Nielson-Mamea. Audio

A visit by Australia's prime minister to Vanuatu and Fiji this week is the first by an Australian prime minister in more than a decade.

A new wave of young, adventurous, tech-savvy tourists from China are heading overseas and the Pacific region is being urged to find out what makes them tick.

The humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has likened the mental health situation on Nauru to that of victims of torture.

Frank Bainimarama's FijiFirst party is facing a stronger and more experienced opposition as it prepares for another four years in power, an academic says. Audio

Frank Bainimarama and Sitiveni Rabuka were neck and neck on Friday night as final counting continued in Fiji's election.

Counting is still underway in Fiji after voters went to the polls yesterday.

The leader of Fiji's ruling FijiFirst party says a vote for him is a vote for continued security, stability, unity and record growth. Video

The Hindu celebration of light over darkness came amid last ditch campaigning this week for Fiji's general election on Wednesday.

Campaigning is heating up in Fiji with just over two weeks to go before the Fiji election.

Pacific islands are being urged to consider following Hawaii and ban certain sunscreens to protect their coral reefs. Audio

Older people living in their cars and desperate for affordable accommodation have been knocking on the doors of Nelson housing charity Abbeyfield.

Pitcairn islanders are hoping an historic naval gun believed to be from the famous HMS Bounty will be returned to their island.

It is a long way from the Micronesian island of Kosrae to Afghanistan, but that is the journey many make when they enlist in the US military. Video, Audio

A beaten up sofa sits on the river bank, a tangle of muddy clothes and battered utensils on top.

In the time it took to wake her husband, the seeping floodwaters had crept several inches up Babita Mustafa's legs. Audio

A new study has revealed sexual harassment is driving workers out of the Cook Islands tourism industry. Audio

More aid money should be put towards sustainable shipping in the region to avoid tragedies like the recent Kiribati ferry disaster, according to Pacific maritime researcher Peter Nuttall.