An opposition MP in Kiribati says there is growing anger over the government's refusal to release a report into the Butiraoi sinking.

New Zealand's largest tertiary provider for Pasifika students has launched a strategy to further boost Pasifika success and numbers.

Fiji's signing of two major international rights covenants is seen as a step in the right direction by local groups but they say more progression is needed; Journalist Len Garae, one of the best known journalists in the Pacific, is retiring from the Vanuatu Daily Post after many years; Maritime representatives from seven Pacific Island countries are in New Zealand this week to learn more about new regulations to improve safety at sea; The co-founder of a new political party in the Cook Islands says people are disillusioned with the current government, and; Pacific Islanders with Polynesian heritage have more than three times the likelihood of suffering from gout than Europeans in New Zealand.

Fiji's signing of two major international rights covenants is seen as a step in the right direction by local groups but they say more progression is needed.

Journalist Len Garae, one of the best known journalists in the Pacific, is retiring from the Vanuatu Daily Post after many years.

Maritime representatives from seven Pacific Island countries are in New Zealand this week to learn more about new regulations to improve safety at sea.

The co-founder of a new political party in the Cook Islands says people are disillusioned with the current government; Pacific Islanders with Polynesian heritage have more than three times the likelihood of suffering from gout than Europeans in New Zealand; Police in Papua New Guinea's Enga province say tribal violence has escalated to a humanitarian crisis; A new community group in Tonga is encouraging people to say no to plastic and use fabric bags and baskets woven from coconut fibres as an alternative; A prominent member of Bougainville civil society in Papua New Guinea has dressed down parents for not caring properly for their children.

The co-founder of a new political party in the Cook Islands says people are disillusioned with the current government.

Pacific Islanders with Polynesian heritage have more than three times the likelihood of suffering from gout than European New Zealanders.

Tribal fighting in PNG has turned into a humanitarian crisis; Tongans are asked to say no to plastic; Bougainville parents get a dressing down from a prominent local woman leader; Coca-Cola triples production capacity in Fiji; Pasifika to take part in New Zealand depression research; Unemployment, pregnancy and drug abuse are big concerns for Solomons youth.