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A Samoan academic in New Zealand says despite the caretaker prime minister's defiance, Samoa's political impasse will most likely be resolved next week; It's week 12 of the Samoa political crisis and… Read more Audio

A new analysis shows Accident Compensation Corporation or ACC is biased against women, Maori and Pasifika; Pasifika journalists share their experiences about working in mainstream media, following the… Read more Audio

Pasifika high school students report the worst housing deprivation in the country; There's growing suspicion in Fiji that a number of recent deaths caused by Covid-19, have not been officially counted… Read more Audio

A health expert in New Zealand is warning against the Fiji government's plan to isolate Covid-19 patients at home amid the escalating cases in the country; United States Congressman from Hawaii, Ed… Read more Audio

NZ urged to cut defense ties with Indonesia; Questions raised about RSE scheme as more workers approved; Valuing the wealth of PNG's natural environment; Solomons passport renewal service opens in New… Read more Audio

We check in on the court battles in Samoa's fraught political standoff with a new election on the cards; Concerns in Papua New Guinea that an increase in sorcery accusations may be linked to Covid-19… Read more Audio

Doctors in Papua New Guinea say the Covid-19 situation there is only getting worse; The UN children's agency warns the situation in Timor-Leste is dire as the government struggles to cope with the… Read more Audio

Controversial legislation only the tip of the iceberg in Samoan election;Pacific countries press ahead with AstraZeneca rollout; New Caledonia to hold third independence referendum; PNG goes with the… Read more Audio

PNG government struggling to convince public on covid response; Covid-19 vaccinations rolled out in Wallis and Futuna; Pacific civil society calls for global ban on deep sea mining;Fijian-Indians… Read more Audio

PNG approves vaccine as it struggles to contain Covid-19; Warning against Draft Bill turning Fiji into police state; Tuvalu govt seeking financial immortality on the blockchain; Concerns are raised… Read more Audio

Samoa opposition MP calls Prime minister's accusations of treason an election ploy; New claims of sexual abuse by the clergy surface in Fiji;We hear of Pasifika communities contribution to fighting… Read more Audio

PNG mourns the passing of 'founding father' Sir Michael Somare; Still no consensus on presidential candidate in New Caledonia; What next for Pacific regionalism?; Marshallese adults likely to be… Read more Audio