Grievances abound as PNG election shifts into count; The Pacific fight against climate change takes to the world stage; Government initiatives to improve better health among a large Pacific community in South Auckland have failed; Health authorities across the region are promising to up their efforts to fix the perennial problem of medicine shortages; France reconsiders compensation bids by nuclear test veterans; Camp held in Tonga to break cycle of school violence; Comic convention teaches health narratives while engaging students struggling with literacy at a South Auckland school; South Auckland student leaders turn to theatre to be heard.

Controversy mars first half of polling in PNG election; Understanding the success of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands holds the key to the country's future; A childrens rights advocate in Vanuatu says an abuse case that has outraged the nation also highlights glaring deficiencies in the country's child welfare system; A number of events have been held to mark the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the Montevideo Maru in 1942, but an Australian historian says far too little is known about Australia's worst maritime disaster; Four Nepalese refugees who'd been detained on a ramshackle boat in Pohnpei for months have been moved to a house as they wait to be resettled; Pacific people in New Zealand sign up to be Maori Party election candidates; As Tokelau's last village is connected to the country's power grid, the goal of a 100 percent sustainable energy supply, 100 percent of the time gets closer.

Signs of strong tourist season in Pacific, Three companies granted mining exploration licences in Fiji, Land leases still an issue for Fiji's sugar industry, EU increases funding for Pacific export project.

A nationwide drug crisis has crippled hospitals and health centres in Papua New Guinea, with some hospitals completely running out of supplies. But replenishments are finally on their way; A New Zealand Catholic missionary deported from Papua New Guinea says it's unclear how he was supposed to have breached the conditions of his visa; Douglas Tennent says his work helping local people affected by multi-national Rimbunan Hijau's palm oil operations fell within the ambit of his work as a religious worker at the Rabaul Archdiocese; The settlement reached by Manus Island detainees and the Australian government may not help the men avoid deportation; After nearly a decade of negotiations, 11 countries from around the Pacific will sign a new free trade agreement in Tonga; Family violence, financial stress and men's health are the focus of Pacific leaders in Wellington who are working to combat Pasifika social issues in the country's capital; There has been muted enthusiasm in the French Pacific for Emmanuel Macron who has swept to power in France; New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English has opened new tourism facilities and unveiled plans to improve services for Niue households during a brief stopover; A new book of plays in Pacific languages has just been published in New Zealand.

The Vanuatu Government has announced it will not sign the PACER Plus trade and development agreement next week in Tonga; Media freedom has come under the spotlight in Tonga ever since the prime minister threatened the public broadcaster over his dissatisfaction of their reporting; A Fiji opposition party says banning whole villages from seasonal employment schemes is ruthless and unfair; Pacific island leaders have called for more help to fight illegal fishing and a worldwide network of marine sanctuaries at a major gathering on the world's oceans; The Pacific Games Council is threatening legal action in reponse to the Tonga government unilaterally withdrawing from hosting the 2019 Games; An economist who has assessed the PNG economy says the average Papua New Guinean is much more worse off now compared with 1980 and he is blaming the focuss of successive governments on resource developments; In a world of shrinking aid budgets and closing borders New Zealand is well poised to show global leadership according to this country's umbrella body for non-government organisations; Embracing cultural diversity has been key in lifting achievement rates for Maori and Pasifika students at one of New Zealand's most ethnically diverse schools.

Tuvalu distressed by US withdrawal from Paris Agreement; Opponents warn pressure mounting on Tongan PM; Nearly 150 whales teeth to be repatriated to Fiji by New Zealand's Department of Conservation; Former Fiji official says civil servants work in climate of fear; Scientists have identified leafy vegetables which grow well on atolls that can reduce rates of non-communicable diseases; Memoir of Samoa PM Tu'ilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi released; Tongan push to stop teen marriages; Samoan musicians sweep the 2017 Pacific Music Awards.

Four Nepalese men are stuck on a rickety boat in the Federated States of Micronesia nearly a year after they were given refugee status; Papua New Guinea's police force is feeling the pinch with manpower and capacity shortcomings as it confronts major security challenges; Pacific researchers have joined together to produce the first framework aimed at preventing Tongan youth in New Zealand committing suicide; Men detained by Australia on Manus Island say they requested asylum from New Zealand as its not safe to settle in Papua New Guinea; It's almost one year since Australia unilaterally removed Norfolk Island's autonomy and replaced it with a regional council under the control of New South Wales; Samoans living in New Zealand continue to practice many of their cultural traditions but not without challenges; A French Polynesian environmentalist helping the proponents of a floating island in the territory says it's likely to mean little harm to the environment; The Tongan Olympic Committee says the government's decision to withdraw its support for hosting the 2019 Pacific Games doesn't add up.

The author of a book about a deported former Solomon Islands attorney general Julian Moti says Australia's apology to him was weak; Papua New Guinea's police commissioner has defended his decision to engage with an American security firm and consider their services to train local police and other security forces in preparation for PNG hosting the APEC summit next year; Questions have been raised over the quiet closure of Fiji's defacto embassy in Taiwan; A Manus Island refugee has warned that closing the detention centre will leave men destitute in PNG; Remote and uninhabited south Pacific island, Henderson island, revealed as having the highest density of plastic rubbish in the world; Tonga Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva made the shock announcement this week that his government was planning to withdraw the country from hosting the 2019 Pacific Games; Transparency International Papua New Guinea says authorities need to rethink the way correctional services in the country are run; The Fiji government has announced a cyclone bailout package for sugar cane growers while taking a swipe at the media and politicians for politicising the industry.

Global media body worried about Tongan democracy; Solomons police rearmed for the first time in 14 years; While unease over mining deepens in its Temotu province;Council battles to erase stigma surrounding disabled people in Fiji; Samoan Imam hopes translated Quran will dispel misconceptions of Islam; Papuan independence leader pushes cause abroad; Niue museum to restore island's treasures for future generations; And "World Class" Tahiti inspire at Beach Soccer World Cup.

Tonga's government changes the leadership of the state broadcaster over supposed unfair reporting; Pacific territories prepare for French presidential vote; Tuvalu says it would be disastrous if the US leaves the Paris climate agreement; Fiji government disputes a bill will gag criticism of MPs; Bougainville opens the doors for more mining; Democracy in the Pacific not one-size-fits-all; New approach in Niue village health outreach; Tonga tops global stats in Mormon membership; We look at a deep sea exploration misson off the Cook Islands.