Tension over mining plans in Solomon Islands Temotu province; Samoa's joint venture with Virgin Airlines is reviewed; Cook Islands gets money for seabed mining potential; Pacific cuisine advances on the Auckland restaurant scene.

The case for seabed mining off PNG; Tension over bauxite mining in Solomon Islands; Call for more Pasifika IT workers in New Zealand.

Pressure is building on Vietnam over its poachers in the Pacific; Beche de mer exports from Fiji will stop; Samoa's cocoa production hit by drought.

The Pacific trade negotiator on the PACER Plus deal, alarm over deepsea mining in PNG, a New Zealand push for Pacific tourism.

PACER Plus talks conclude, Palau swamped by cash buyers for scarce land, kava's economic potential reappraised, Tahiti Tourism buzzing after Obama visit.

The ILO says entrepreneurship will solve the Pacific's youth unemployment crisis, Solomons pushed to develop tourism sector, Vanuatu wants to recover from the latest cyclone.

Canadian miner urged to condemn police brutality near its PNG gold mine; Hours to be cut for American Samoa government employees; Pacific Forum deepens links with China.

Doubts over the health of PNG's economy, Fiji's Farmer's Union decries Penang Mill closure, Fiji kava exporter calls for price regulation, Norfolk Island to keep its Auckland air link.

Legal action looms for Bougainville minor, Pasifika festival boon for regional trade, Vanuatu Fine Foods finds Vanuatu customers in New Zealand , and a call to overhaul the Fiji Roads Authority.

Tensions in PNG could see shutdown of major Liquefied Natural Gas project; The Pacific Community says more work is needed to unlock economic potential of coconuts; Re-emergence of Coffee berry borer pest threatens coffee crop in PNG; and Vanuatu kava growers struggling to supply a growing US market.