Past recipients of a government award recognising high-achieving pacific youth are striving to turnaround poor statistics in socio-economic and education rates for pasifika.

Niue wants a say on international issues and is planning to seek membership of the United Nations.

The Cook Islands police have apologised for poor communication during the double murder and shootout on Rarotonga last week.

Cooks police apologise for communication problems but defend actions; Niue to seek UN membership; High-acheiving youth seek turnaround on Pasifika stats; Fiji media regulator urged to act without favour; New research sheds light on an ancient abandoned city in Micronesia.

A former Papua New Guinea cabinet minister says Port Moresby has to do more to help prepare Bougainville for its referendum on independence.

The producers of Papua New Guinea's first virtual reality film say they want it to highlight the importance of supporting post-conflict societies.

PNG's first VR film looks at sustaining peace after conflict; Calls for PNG to lift its game over Bougainville; Cooks police apologise for poor communication during shootout; Niue says it want to seek UN membership; And high-acheiving youth seek turnaround on Pasifika stats.

A support network for the families of seasonal workers in Vanuatu is in high demand as more families find themselves without a parent for a big chunk of the year.

Prison guards in the Cook Islands have confirmed the female victim of a deadly shooting last Thursday visited her attacker the day before the incident.

The Australian Medical Association is calling for independent oversight of the healthcare for detainees on Manus Island and Nauru.