Pacific Beat

A New Zealand MP is warning Samoans considering applying for New Zealand citizenship - that they should think twice.

Women from across the Pacific gathered in Fiji to find ways of using culture to overcome violence.

Fisheries workshops and surveys have been conducted in Tuvalu to help promote food security.

Questions are being raised about the tens of millions of dollars Australia is spending to help fight the spread of TB in a coastal region of Papua New Guinea, close to Australia.

A young Marshall Islander is about to embark on a career with the US Coast Guard, realising an ambition he has held since he was a small boy.

Community involvement has helped to significantly lower the rate of malaria in a province of Solomon Islands, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Cook Islands Police are hoping to set up a programme to deal with deal with youth crime, including youth at risk in the Cook Islands and youth returning from New Zealand and Australia.

Guam's economy is no longer in deficit.

The leaders meeting of the Melanesian Spearhead Group was officially opened in New Caledonia last night, in which Fiji's Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama handed over the Chairmanship of the MSG to the FLNKS.

The leaders of the Melanesian Spearhead Group are preparing for the opening of their annual gathering in New Caledonia.

Tonga's dependency on overseas aid donors could have serious implications for the country's independence.

The human rights group Amnesty International has expressed it's Disappointment after the Nauruan Supreme Court dismissed a challenge against the lawfulness of detaining asylum seekers in the country.

An Australian Parliamentary committee has been examining the government's policies on refugee processing in the Pacific islands of Nauru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea.

Australia and Vanuatu have expressed appreciation for the growing level of business activity between the two countries and are moving to further develop it.

20 years ago, the World Health Organisation declared tuberculosis a global emergency.

Invasive species are a major threat to the native wildlife on many Pacific islands.

Honey is probably not the first export commodity that springs to mind when thinking about Fiji, but the honey industry is being seen as a potential big earner for the country.

Final preparations are being made for the opening of the national Yap Games tonight.

It's less than 10 days until the Rugby Sevens World Cup kicks off in Moscow.