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Photo: RNZI / Koro Vaka'uta Tonga is assessing how it can cut costs on development projects through scientific analysis of what development areas should be prioritised.

Temporary Samoa Parliament at Tuana'imato sport complex. Photo: RNZI Autagavaia Tipi Autagavaia

Papua New Guinea's Highlands and Northern Provinces experienced heavy flooding and landslides last week. Photo: Facebook/ Live happenings PNG

Malo e lelei is a phrase that wasn't in common use in the past, Tongan researcher Vasalua Jenner-Helu says. Photo: RNZ Pacific

Kava to drink at a traditional ceremony in Sanma Province, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Photo: Eric Lafforgue / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP

Traditional Tongan fine mats and tapa or ngatu made by Mina Halatanu Photo: Tapa mats are a lucrative commodity in Polynesia with some valued in the thousands of dollars.

Homemade guns confiscated by or surrendered to police in Alotau. Photo: Facebook.com/Priscilla Waikaidi

Program: Pacific Beat In Tuvalu, public consultations are underway to discuss the Falepili Union agreement with Australia.

In short: India has been on a decade-long effort to engage Pacific countries and that's now ramping up under the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad).

Victoria Police and the Australian Workers Union are urging Pacific Islander seasonal workers to take care while driving, as new figures reveal PALM workers are six times more likely to die on Australia's roads.