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The new Papua New Guinea foreign minister, Justin Tkatchenko, wants the diplomatic service revamped and expanded. But can PNG afford it given the issues for current missions?; No-take marine protected areas in the western and central Pacific Ocean have had little impact on tuna stocks according to a new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science; The judicial crisis in Kiribati shows no sign of ending, three years after it began; Twenty Pasifka teen photographers were offered the opportunity of a lifetime when they were invited to attend a workshop organised by the National Goegraphic Society.

The new Papua New Guinea foreign minister, Justin Tkatchenko, wants the diplomatic service revamped and expanded. But can PNG afford it given the funding issues for existing overseas missions?

No-take marine protected areas in the western and central Pacific Ocean have had little impact on tuna stocks according to a new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science.

The judicial crisis in Kiribati shows no sign of ending, three years after it began.

Twenty Pasifka teen photographers were offered the opportunity of a lifetime when they were invited to attend a workshop organised by the National Goegraphic Society.

Pacific community leaders are calling for swift action over an overstayer petition that was launched almost three years ago; Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni Hu'akavameiliku enters his second year in power after a rocky start to his term; Some Cook Islands tourism operators are struggling financially as they grapple with the country's holiday low season; Tennis player Brett Baudinet might have passed the magical age of 40 but he's certainly not slowing down.