The Pacific Games are now in full swing in Samoa, with the rain replaced by sunshine and French territories taking an early lead on the medals table.

There's deep concerns about the deportation of six people to China; Emotions run in high in New Caledonia over a confrontation in the sea off Ouvea; A Tongan beauty pageant turns ugly; Strong opposition to the reconfiguration of West Papuan rebel forces; And, a debate over how to improve radio services in the Cook Islands.

Vanuatu's government is defending its deportation of six Chinese suspects but concedes China did not disclose what the people are accused of.

Attack on yacht off Ouvea investigated amid conflicting accounts of incident.

There were ugly scenes at the crowning of Tonga's beauty queen over the weekend with the outgoing winner saying she will not tolerate fakeness as she called out bullying from pageant organisers.

The West Papua National Committee has voiced opposition to a reconfiguration of military forces in the struggle for independence from Indonesia. This comes as the United Liberation Movement for West Papua claims it's taking political leadership of a new unified military force, the West Papua Army.

As Radio Cook Islands prepares to lose its transmitter mast on Rarotonga it is seeking international help to improve its services to the outer islands.

A Vanuatu theatre and arts company, which has spread its reach to include youth and development work, has marked its 30th anniversary in Port Vila; New Zealand companies fail in securing contract for French Polynesia's largest tourism project; Guam's Governor Lou Leon Guerrero is under pressure to pause activities related to the United States military build-up on the island; the Cook Islands government says it is still some way from making a decision on how to disinfect the water supply on the main island, Rarotonga; last week, a group of Pacific scholars gathered for the Va Moana Talanoa session in Auckland. They wanted Oceania renamed Moana. But Papua New Guinea artist Julia Mage'au Gray says a name change does not resonate with her.

A Vanuatu theatre and arts company, which has spread its reach to include youth and development work, has marked its 30th anniversary in Port Vila.

New Zealand companies fail in securing contract for French Polynesia's largest tourism project.