The Australian Opposition's nuclear policy is causing concern in the Pacific, a region that has been a nuclear-free zone for decades.

A multi-million dollar patrol boat donated by Australia has run aground on its very first mission in Fiji. 

One of Australia's biggest diplomatic efforts to forge closer relations with the Pacific has started with a new engagement visa offering permanent residency to 3000 Pacific Islanders per year.

Papua New Guinea counts the cost of a devastating landslide in Enga Province, as humanitarian partners rush aid into the area.

French President Emmanuel Macron has met with New Caledonia's leaders in a bid to restore law and order and end rioting in the territory. 

Up to a thousand French security personnel have been deployed to New Caledonia as the territory is placed under a state of emergency following days of rioting and looting.

Vanuatu's national carrier Air Vanuatu has gone into liquidation with dozens of flights cancelled and hundreds of passengers stranded.

Manasseh Sogavare has stepped aside as Solomon Islands MP's vote in former diplomat Jeremiah Manele as the country's new prime minister.

The prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand marched a 16km trek along the Kokoda Trail to commemorate ANZAC day. 

A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.

A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.

It's a few years late but the Government of Papua New Guinea has officially launched the country's biggest population survey.

Up to a thousand homes have been destroyed after a magnitude seven earthquake struck the Sepik region, already feeling the effects of major flooding.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has slammed the democratic system and has praised China as a model of development. 

Frank Bainimarama the one-time military strongman and former leader of Fiji has been found guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice by the country's high court.

A group of indigenous people are calling for Australian citizenship as they wait for the government to approve visas for their family members.

Tuvalu's new prime minister has signalled that a landmark security treaty with Australia could be up for revision.

Papua New Guinea's police and security forces have come under the microscope after 49 people were slaughtered during tribal fighting in the highlands.

A no-confidence motion against Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister has been delayed by a typo in a key document. 

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has made history by becoming the first Pacific leader to address Australia's parliament but back home a political fight is brewing. 

Palau's President denies reports that fishing rights have been awarded to a US conservation group in return for backing plans to reduce the country's marine reserve.

On this week's program: In PNG a young boy has drowned during coastal flooding that's devastated islands in the country's far northeast; a lack of rain in parts of the Cook Islands is prompting calls for people to conserve water with reservoirs running low; frustration in Timor-Leste at extremely slow internet; and the battle for Pasifika rugby players to win the right to play for their countries of heritage captured in a new documentary.

On this week's program: Port Moresby businesses and residents pick up the pieces after the January 10 riots; the CEO of retailer Brian Bell says the company is fortunate despite the loss of its massive warehouse in Port Moresby; surprise at Nauru's decision to cut diplomatic ties with long time ally Taiwan; and two years on from the massive Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption in Tonga, some residents are still living in tents and some islands may have to be abandoned altogether.

It's been a dark week in Papua New Guinea after violent rioting in Port Moresby spread to other parts of the country. A state of emergency is now in force after 15 people were killed and shops and businesses looted in the capital and in the industrial hub of Lae. The Prime Minister has suspended the Police Commissioner and other senior bureaucrats in the wake of riots, which were sparked by a protest by police and other public servants over a reduction in their pay.

Prominent Pacific politician Hilda Heine is back as the leader of the Marshall Islands after winning a dramatic presidential vote.