PNG approves vaccine as it struggles to contain Covid-19; Warning against Draft Bill turning Fiji into police state; Tuvalu govt seeking financial immortality on the blockchain; Concerns are raised about changes to policy for having Tongan language in schools; Vale nickel plant in New Caledonia expected to reopen soon; Norfolk Islanders urge Scott Morrison to restore their autonomy;Auckland's heritage to be honoured at arts festival.

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Samoa opposition MP calls Prime minister's accusations of treason an election ploy; New claims of sexual abuse by the clergy surface in Fiji;We hear of Pasifika communities contribution to fighting Covid-19, one year on;Aust frees more refugees but they have a tough roade ahead; Entrepreneurship flourishing in Fiji amid pandemic; Sebastien Lecornu says France stands ready for a new accord in New Caledonia; Marshall Islands is leading the region's Covid-19 vaccination roll out.

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PNG mourns the passing of 'founding father' Sir Michael Somare; Still no consensus on presidential candidate in New Caledonia; What next for Pacific regionalism?; Marshallese adults likely to be vaccinated by end of June;Fiji worried extended border closures could affect its boating tourism lifeline;One in four Pasifika children living in households experiencing material hardship;Bougainville MP wants to re-awaken community innovation; Player welfare front of mind for PNG Hunters.

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Change in New Caledonia government brings hope to Kanak people; Samoa govt accused of negligence ahead of lethal 2019 measles outbreak; Fiji AG accuses deported vice chancellor of breaching work permit; World warned of nutrition crisis: Pacific children hardest-hit; Fiji urges one-way travel bubble with NZ, Aust; Deepsea mining interests move fast on slow-evolving Pacific ecosystem; Tongan community group hope Te Papa exihibition inspired others.

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Palau president says Micronesian exit from Forum a wake up call for the Pacific;Forum split could hurt Pacific's global leadership on climate and oceans;Samoa's prime minister has gone public with his desire to re-home the University of the South Pacific;Ocean scientists say the importance of providing Pacific governments with accurate data about the potential impacts of deep sea mining cannot be underestimated;Uncertainty has increased in New Caledonia where the government has collapsed after weeks of tension;Unemployment rate has dropped in New Zealand but Maori, Pasifika and women are still over-represented;Wellington Rugby League sees future in Maori and Pasifika communities.

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Palau's president says it is preparing to leave the Pacific Islands Forum; Deported vice-chancellor of regional university says he is still in charge; Tonga passes on New Zealand seasonal work scheme; Digicel's Pacific telecommunications portfolio reportedly poised for sale; A Judge calls for more action on alcohol abuse in Samoa;Amnesty challenges Nauru to walk the talk on human rights situation;New research looks at enhancing sexual education for Pacific communities.

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US Pacific states and territories leading vaccination roll-out; Pasifika nous to be tapped for NZ vaccination rollout;Pressure building in New Caledonia as nickel crisis continues AND New research looks at climate change impacts on Pacific urbanisation.

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A special edition of Tagata o te Moana taking stock of the damage in Fiji caused by Tropical Cyclone Yasa; Much of Samoa is cleaning up after days of intense rainfall caused widespread flooding; PNG prime ministers survives leadership challenge; Pacific leaders call out Australia's lack of ambition over urgent climate action; Six line up to chase Bougainville regional seat in PNG parliament; Pacific digestive health training continues despite Covid-19 restrictions; Solomons appoints first woman to lead Pacific Games organising committee.

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A leadership showdown is looming in Papua New Guinea with the opposition calling for the PM's resignation;Fiji opposition still reeling from Rabuka's sudden exit from parliament;Tonga is also experiencing some political strife with a no confidence motion in the offing;Australia's high court overules the government's attempt to limit refugees access to the court system;West Papua independence movement is being tested from within;Tuna stocks in the Eastern Pacific are facing an unprecedented threat from unregulated fishing;The black sand beaches of PNG's Madang province are being eyed by a foreign mining company and locals are not happy;The first group of repatriated Tokelauns are looking forward to being released from quarantine on Xmas Day.

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Ava ceremony offers glimpse at aspirations of NZ's Pasifika MPs; A call for Pasifika victims of abuse to seek Royal Commission of Inquiry; Several of the Pacific region still contending with concerning covid-19 figures; UN disturbed by violence in West Papua; NZ opens up pathway for trial shipments of Tongan watermelon; Cook Islanders walk around Rarotonga to promote healthy lifestyle; PNG Supreme Court to decide on political standoff; Lack of awareness, stigma hinder HIV fight in Pacific; Pacific peoples urged to take ownership of new data hub.

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