In times of natural disasters, the public's sexual and reproductive health needs wouldn't necessarily be the first things that spring to mind; Traditional marine conservation practices in the Pacific could be key to more successful commercial practices says a marine conservationist from Palau; the threat of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle has intensified in Solomon Islands with the potential to destroy up to half of the country's crops; Staff from New Zealand's Otago Museum will take their message on the climate crisis to the Pacific - starting with a visit to Tonga next week, Fiji next month and Samoa in September, and; New Zealand's headline event on the Pacific cultural calendar got underway in Auckland last week.