Pacific Beat

Concerns that repairs to Vanuatu's main airport will be delayed for many months because of the problems of getting supplies into the country. And, scientists are using the mud that's accumulated over thousands of years in a lake to reconstruct the story of Vanuatu's climate and history.

Solomon Islands calls for help from the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission to continue its efforts towards sustainable peace and stability and the President of the Oceania National Olympic Committees, says if Tonga stick to their decision to pull out of hosting the 2019 Pacific Games, then their prospects of ever staging the event in the future will be slim.

Entire villages in Fiji are punished for the bad behaviour of some seasonal workers in Australia and New Zealand. Doctors in PNG angered by police brutality against medical personnel choose to hold back on taking strike action.

A year after Port Moresby police shot and wounded protesting students at the University of PNG, students in Papua New Guinea the victims say they're still waiting for justice and doctors in PNG says police brutality has reached 'endemic' levels as they give authorities 48 hours to respond to their demands.

Critics claim PNG Police Commissioner trying to kill off investigation into Prime Minister, and calls not to abolish PNG's free education policy despite declining in quality of education.

The United States secretary of state finds out first-hand how some New Zealanders feel about President Donald Trump and scientists find evidence that protecting oceans in marine reserves also helps the fight against climate change.

Doctors in PNG give police 24 hours to respond to their demands over cases of police brutality, which they say have reached endemic levels. Warnings that PNG is facing a health catastrophe amid a shortage of vital medications.

As the United Nations holds the first-ever Oceans' conference, Pacific island nations bring their ideas and their leadership to the New York summit and the Pacific Community reaches agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency to promote and foster sustainable development in the Pacific region.

A PNG-flagged cargo ship is banned from Australian ports after scores of deficiencies are detected. An investigation into the deadly Buimo Prison outbreak four weeks ago about to begin in Lae.

Donald Trump's decision to walk away from the Paris climate change agreement continues to make waves throughout the region. A disagreement over an unpaid storage bill leaves PNG facing a condom shortage.