Tagata o te Moana

Investigations into the deaths of two Samoa infants just hours after they had been immunised for measles, mumps and rubella are continuing ; A security analyst says the recent discovery of significant… Read more Audio

A documentary aimed at creating awareness about the effects of climate change on nations has triggered a political debate in Kiribati; Pacific Media Alliance says a ban imposed by Nauru on ABC… Read more Audio

A Niuean woman from South Auckland says the New Zealand health system disadvantages Pacific people; a phone helpline for women experiencing violence in Papua New Guinea says thousands have used the… Read more Audio

We hear that sugar taxes are starting to work for the Pacific; Political and tribal violence compounds struggles in PNG's quake-hit Highlands; A PNG domestic violence helpline says the issue is… Read more Audio

Papua New Guinea's government has declared a state of emergency in Southern Highlands province after supporters of losing candidates in the regional election went on a rampage in the provincial… Read more Audio

Doctors and nurses in Papua New Guinea call for help as hospital stocks run out; Hawaii's Kilauea volcano continues to cause havoc; Cook Islanders vote next week in the general election; RSE workers… Read more Audio

A charity focused on providing eye care in the Pacific hopes collaboration will help to combat the broader threat of non-communicable diseases in the region; the latest life expectancy world rankings… Read more Audio

The High Court in Fiji has ruled that the Fiji Times newspaper, its publisher, two editors and a letter writer are not guilty of sedition; the Solomon Islands government says its official position on… Read more Audio

New Zealand's associate finance minister, Shane Jones, says closely failed states in the Pacific have become gateways for shipping methamphetamine and other drugs into this country, but his comments… Read more Audio

NZ aid boost welcomed in Pacific; At the same time as an academic outlines fears of aid "securitisation" in the region; The Tapura Huiraatira party wins a resounding victory in French Polynesia… Read more Audio

French president tours New Caledonia on three-day visit; Media in crisis - Pacific press freedom under the spotlight; Veterans still push for recognition, 60 years after British nuclear tests; PNG… Read more Audio

An Australian priest has used Anzac Day to highlight the plight of refugees and asylum seekers held in detention centres in Nauru and Manus Island;The Vanuatu Government says it has received a number… Read more Audio