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Renewed calls for independent inquiry into Kiribati ferry disaster; Death of girl in Tonga highlights need for more awareness of dengue throughout region; Fears deadly measles outbreak in Papua could… Read more Audio

Social media is being blamed for fanning the flames of sorcery-related attacks in Papua New Guinea; Recent high-profile attacks have highlighted how PNG's problem with belief in sorcery is spiralling… Read more Audio

Incoming Tongan govt expects challenges from across the floor; Vanuatu minister says cabinet reshuffle creates more 'solid' government; Pacific to benefit from global climate finance summit; Huge… Read more Audio

Anti-nuclear advocacy from Pacific Islanders helped lay the groundwork for a treaty to ban nuclear weapons that is gaining momentum globally; Just over four weeks after the election of the new Tonga… Read more Audio

A New Zealand parliament select committee has heard there's currently no pathway for Indonesian-ruled Papua region, known as West Papua, to be put on the UN decolonisation list; French PM takes… Read more Audio

Doctors say poor healthcare on Manus Island damaging Australia's reputation; Pacific emphasised in Australian foreign policy white paper; Justice sought for child accused of sorcery and tortured in… Read more Audio

All remaining refugees removed from closed Manus detention camp; Tribal violence and unrest surge in PNG's LNG Project hub; Climate change could kill 50-80% of Pacific fish species - study; Tongan… Read more Audio

The Democratic Party emerges victorious from Tonga's snap election; The new Solomons Prime Minister commits to anti-corruption; SPREP hopes to see more ambition at COP23; Surprise at Bonn launch of… Read more Audio

Manus Island detainees beg for help; residents from Vanuatu's Ambae return to their island, but their problems are far from over; Solomons government on the verge of collapse; and New Zealand points… Read more Audio

A journalist's death shines the spotlight on violence against women in in Papua New Guinea; The state of emergency declared for an erupting volcano in Vanuatu comes to an end; The Catholic Church in… Read more Audio

Doctors warn of more asylum seeker deaths on Manus Island; Samoans say they're in the dark over the health of their prime minister; New Zealand mum about Fiji expulsion threat; What does the Taiwan… Read more Audio

Evacuees in limbo as Vanuatu emergency extended; Manus Island to Nauru transfer offer 'shameful'; Tongan govt still wants seat on Royal Privy Council; Niue moves from fishing to marine conservation… Read more Audio