The High Court in Fiji has ruled that the Fiji Times newspaper, its publisher, two editors and a letter writer are not guilty of sedition; the Solomon Islands government says its official position on West Papua won't be made until after provincial consultations; it's less that 13 months from a referendum in Bougainville that could see the region voting to leave Papua New Guinea; Vanuatu's National Disaster office says only about ten per cent of the population are expected to take up the government's offer of help to evacuate the volcanic island of Ambae; Work expected to start on huge Chinese fish farm on French Polynesia's Hao atoll; a refugee suicide on Manus Island this week follows a report that claims healthcare services in Australian offshore detention have been reduced; as politicians trade barbs and verbal blows ahead of an election in the Cook Islands, a youth advocacy group says more needs to be done to engage the country's future leaders. renowned Samoa music group wins Lifetime Achievement Award in New Zealand.