In this edition:

The Pacific digs in to help support Australia in the midst of the bushfire emergency.

The worst may be over after Samoa's measles epidemic, but the grieving goes on.

And Solomon Islands soccer player, Atkin Kaua, gets the chance of a lifetime to try and make it as a professional in Europe.

In this edition:

Twenty years on, the secrets of the Sandline affair in PNG revealed.

Little Palau shows the world the way on marine conservation.

And what's in a word - how a language faux pas nearly sank RAMSI in Solomon Islands.

In this edition:

Families and friends of the Nauru 19 await the President's decision after petitioning him for a pardon.

Is it time for Australian mining interests to back away from Bougainville, if it's to build an economy strong enough to support independence?.

And could the government's SIM registration drive lead to a communications breakdown in PNG?

In this edition:

Are the people of Bougainville ready for independence?

Twelve of the Nauru 19 jailed, but pressure is mounting for a presidential pardon.

And the TNRL set to take the row over who runs rugby league in Tonga to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

In this edition:

It's a massive yes for independence after the historic referendum in Bougainville;

The Nauru 19 - unrepresented, but convicted and facing jail;

And we find out why PNG's Prime Minister, James Marape, wants to put a stop to provincial day celebrations in Port Moresby.

In this edition:

As the measles emergency continues in Samoa, an Australian doctor shares his experience of assisting on the front line;

Reflections on the Bougainville referendum from one of the international observers on the ground;

And we meet Thor the explorer, in the Pacific, and on a mission to visit every country on earth.

In this edition:

Celebrations in Bougainville with the referendum on independence from PNG in full swing;

The battle to get women MPs, and more of them, back into the PNG parliament;

And the leaders of the suspended Tongan NRL call for their ban to be lifted.

In this edition:

Nearly two decades in the making, the people of Bougainville get to vote on independence from PNG at last.

The Samoan government battles to bring a fatal measles emergency under control.

And Vanuatu steps up on immigration, causing consternation in the local business community.

In this edition:

Why a province in Solomon Islands is refusing to do business with any company or aid project linked to China;

The refugee and author Behrouz Boochani has left Papua New Guinea more than six years after being sent there as part of Australia’s offshore processing scheme and says he has no plans to return;

And why the small Pacific nation of Tonga declared a public holiday to celebrate a win over the Australian Kangaroos – but why it's still not been enough to resolve a standoff within the sport of rugby league.

In this edition:

Outrage in Papua New Guinea over a social media video of police beating three men in the national capital Port Moresby.

An Australian woman is facing a difficult battle to bring her nine-year-old son back home after he went to Papua New Guinea temporarily to live with his father several years ago.

Cook Islands Ministry of Health has raised concerns about a banned Australian nutritionist and naturopath who’s been teaching in the country.