Manufacturers of sugar-laden products are stepping up their lobbying efforts in the Pacific, in a move health advocates are calling cynical; a woman from Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province says rampant logging on local land has devastated her community's lifestyle; a marine scientist is urging caution over the harvesting of giant clams from Manuae Island in the Cook Islands.

PNG businesses to trial rooftop solar power; business in Fiji fundraises for water systems in villages; softdrink manufacturers step up their lobbying efforts in the Pacific; and no major changes to corporate or income tax.

Bougainville Copper confident in support over Panguna; ADB hopes loan will restore public confidence in PNG health; Tonga bank voucher a solution to remittance nightmares; Auckland's Pacific community disappointed by 2018 budget.

Calls for more initiatives to get Pasifika and Maori entrepreneurs into business; The largest church in Samoa has locked horns with the Prime Minister over a new law that requires church ministers to pay tax; Hopes Bougianville talks can resolve critical issues.

Push for more Pacific women in Aust seasonal work; NZ grower says industry can no longer survive without RSE; Niue's Swanson gets NZ style supermarket makeover.

New Zealand seasonal work is making a real difference for Fijians involved; French Polynesia readies for a huge Chinese fish farm in Hao; Auckland businesses chip in to help major Tongan business recover from Cyclone Gita; And Chocolate made from Solomon Islands cacao bags more international awards.

Mediation efforts to rectify PNG land deals; Doubts about the huge plannned fish farm at French Polynesia's Hao atoll; A push for more women in Australia's seasonal worker programme.

Fears of unrest over Papua New Guinea's LNG project; Cryptocurrencies trigger warnings in Samoa; A careers market day in Solomon Islands

Papua New Guinea's prime minister dismisses criticism of LNG project; a push for more cultural tourism in the region; Papua New Guinea's planning minister says economic diversity is a priority.

Papua New Guinea's LNG project falls short of its promise; Bougainville mining plans are still alive; TV is to make an entry in Kiribati; Suggestions for talks about a Tokelau air service.