More evacuations called for on Hawaii's Big Island as volcano continues to erupt lava and toxic gas.

More people forced to flee Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island; PNG prime minister challenged on Bougainville referendum comments; NZ's aid boost is welcomed in the Pacific; And an academic outlines fears of aid "securitisation" in the region; Warning over cryptocurrency after company banned from Samoa; Racism found in treatment of Pasifika rheumatic fever patients

A journalism educator in the Pacific says more training and development for the region's journalists would better protect the media and improve transparency in the region.

The Central Province of Solomon Islands is planning to ban logging from its Ngella islands.

World Vision says basic relief has been distributed to most accessible parts of Papua New Guinea and the post quake operation is now moving towards a rehabilitation focus as people try and get on with their lives.

World Vision signals shift towards rehabilitation phase in post quake PNG; Solomons province plans to ban loggers from Ngella islands; Tapura Huiraatira party wins resounding victory in French Polynesia; More training urged to protect Pacific's journalists;Research finds Pasifika children in Auckland 18 times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than Europeans.

There are concerns at the "securitisation" of aid in the Pacific after Australia announced details of its aid funding for the Pacific in this week's budget.

A significant boost in New Zealand's foreign aid budget has been heralded as part of a transformative shift in the country's relations with Pacific Islands.

NZ aid boost welcomed in Pacific as sign of shifting relationship; Academic outlines fears of aid "securitisation" in Pacific; World Vision signals shift towards rehabilitation phase in post quake PNG; A Solomon Islands' province plans to ban loggers from its islands; More training urged to protect Pacific's journalists

The head of the South Pacific Tourism Organisation says strengthening the participation of local communities and indigenous people in tourism development is the key to offering unique travel experiences.