17 July, 2016. Papua New Guinea's opposition now claims that as many as 30 MPs have sided with it as back room lobbying intensifies ahead of a no confidence vote next week.

16 July, 2016. Samoa's former Minister of Police, Prisons, and Fire, Ulu Vaomalo Ulu Kini, his son and another family member have been found guilty of one count of intentional damage which carries a maximum jail term of 14 years.

10 July, 2016. In Polynesian folklore, Maui - a demigod armed with a massive fish-hook - battled monsters, raised entire island nations from the sea, and even restrained the sun.

30 June, 2016. The latest Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) for primary school children has revealed growth across the region in numeracy and some improvement in literacy compared to the 2012 results.

28 June, 2016. The United States and several Pacific countries have agreed to a new fishing deal which governs US access to the region's billion dollar tuna fishery.

24 June, 2016. Following the police shooting of protesting students on June the 8th, Wednesday's violence involved students and university security personnel known as Uniforce.

23 June, 2016. The Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institution (PASAI) in collaboration with the University of the South Pacific (USP) are conducting a workshop in Nadi, Fiji this week on International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).

17 June, 2016. A new Australian Government project, which aims to support expanded fruit production in Samoa, Tonga and Fiji, held its first meeting on Monday 13th June 2016 at the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa (SROS).