The EU's Pascal Lamy on its ties to the Pacific, New business woes on Norfolk Island now that it is part of New South Wales.

There is resistance to a planned tax reform in Vanuatu, Claims that continued mismanagement of Fiji government funds, Making banking in Vanuatu easier.

Hopes to rejuvenate the Fiji sugar sector; Safety concerns for Pacific fishing inspectors; The ADB teams up with the University of the South Pacific; A push for more women in the region's boardrooms

Concern over safety of fishing observers in the Pacific; risks of more blacklisting of Pacific ships; Tokelau's continued drive for clean energy

The Bougainville government is opposed to RTG getting to mine Panguna, an analysis of the latest Fiji budget, opposition to bauxite mining in Temotu in Solomon Islands continues.

Panguna landowners in Bougainville still say no to miner BCL; Regional migration challenges discussed in Samoa; Doubts about the Hawaii rail project.

Niue's tourism sector reflects on growth, Samoa's taro export stymied by a virus, an initiative in Tonga to help women enterpreneurs.

Vanuatu shocks PacerPlus negotiators, PNG landowners missing out on huge fees, renewed debate in Fiji about a higher minimum wage

Success in fisheries surveillance in the Pacific; PNG on steady economic decline; and a ban on plastic bags as a Solomons tourism boon.

Cane farmers in Fiji protest a lack of support from government; Housing is the biggest issue facing Pacific people in New Zealand says Labour; Niue's Toke Talagi looks to Singapore for inspiration to develop the island; And short term measures are being developed in Cook Islands to save its Muri Lagoon.