Pacific Beat

There are teams out in American Samoa counting veterans.

More and more Samoans are veiwing New Zealand, despite its tough economic times, as the land of opportunity.

Palau president Tommy Remengesau Junior wants to merge two of the nation's largest utilities.

It's a tiny Pacific island nation, but Tuvalu is making a big impression at a leading international contemporary art festival in Italy.

It's a new exhibition blending old and new, foreign and local.

The Rugby Sevens World Cup which begins in Moscow in two weeks is not just for the men.

Fiji's main opposition political parties want the coup in stalled military government to confirm or deny claims of million dollar plus salaries for the interim prime minister and interim attorney general.

The journalist behind the recent BBC report on cash for question in the British parliament which angered Fiji's interim prime minister says he won't apologise.

Papua New Guinea's economy is set to grow even further with the emergence of a third million dollar Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG project.

The debate on mining the bed of the Pacific Ocean has continued as a regional meeting on its social impacts in Vanuatu.

Papua New Guinea's Cloudy Bay Sustainable Forestry has won full Forest Stewardship Council certification for its forest products, the second major company in PNG to do so.

The Cook Islands Ministry of Agriculture is continuing its campaign to eliminate an introduction of the destructive Oriental fruit fly.

The world's smallest and rarest dolphin is facing extinction if more isn't done to protect it.

One of the greatest challenges facing Pacific Island nations is rubbish disposal.

An archaeological survey has uncovered two village sites which date back 500 years on an island off Lautoka in Fiji.

Celebrations continue for Samoa after their first time win over Scotland in South Africa at the weekend.

The Socceroos' campaign to secure a spot in next year's World Cup is back on track, after an impressive four nil win over Jordan in Melbourne.

The Flying Fijians play the Classic All Blacks today to help celebrate the centenary of the Fiji Rugby Union.

The Australian national women's soccer team, the Matildas, play New Zealand's Football Ferns, in Canberra this week.