Award-winning PNG musician Mal Meninga Kuri is leading a fight against a surge of AI-generated cover songs to protect the soul of Papua New Guinea’s music.

Lord Fakafanua has been elected as Tonga's new prime minister but the noble has had to defend his appointment against critics who say it marks a decline of Tonga's democratic system.

Villagers on the Vanuatu island of Ambae say their food gardens and water sources have been damaged by volcanic ashfall and sulphur following a low-level eruption.

Thousands of Pacific seasonal workers left undocumented, unemployed and homeless after leaving abusive and exploitative employers.

Surfers in Fiji could soon have to pay to surf, with the government moving to repeal a unique law that opened access to tourists and locals alike.

Pacific activists join indigenous Amazonians for protests on the streets of Belem at the UN's COP30 climate summit.

Vanuatu's prime minister has joined the backlash over a provincial government ban against women preparing and selling food while on their period. 

As Toa Samoa prepares to take on New Zealand in the Pacific Cup rugby league final, Samoans around the world will be celebrating but in Samoa police have banned parades.

On the program: questions over Vanuatu patrol boat grounding; mixed responses to Solomon Islands defence force proposal; campaigning starts ahead of Tonga's national election; pride in Tonga as netballers play first home series; and Solomon Islands soccer stars get a taste of professional sporting life.

Pride in Papua New Guinea as Pope Leo XIV canonises Saint Peter ToRot, a layman killed for preaching the Catholic faith during World War II.