Tim Sutton

The New Zealand trombone quartet BonaNZa fills us in on the instrument's history and why so many classical composers were blind to its potential. Audio

First aid will reach the most remote island in the Lau group of islands in Fiji later this morning. The islands to the east of Fiji's two main islands have been some of the worst affected by Cyclone… Audio

Damage reports are slowly trickling in from the Cylcone battered northern islands and the Lau Group in Fiji - but the death toll remains unclear. Audio

Typhoid is now a major concern for the thousands of people forced into evacuation centres after Fiji's Cyclone Tomas. Audio

Solomon Islands has been hit by a series of earthquakes overnight including a strong one of magnitude 6.9, in the same area where a 7.2 magnitude shake struck on Monday. Audio

Relief efforts continue in Fiji in the wake of Cyclone Mick, which swept through the main island Viti Levu on Monday. Audio

The Fiji Broadcasting Corporation says a young boy has been crushed by a falling tree in the highlands of Viti Levu where Cyclone Mick produced driving rain and winds gusting up to 150 kilometres per… Audio

Thousands of peple are likely to have been displaced by flooding in the wake of the category two cyclone that swept across Fiji yesterday. Audio