Australia is battling its worst diphtheria outbreak. Here's how you can stay safe

Kimami Sitauti is the big brother Pacific rugby players in France need

After a medical retirement brought his playing days to a halt, Kimami Sitauti found a new purpose in France helping new arrivals navigate life in a country where even ordering a coffee can feel overwhelming without French. This edition of Pacific Pulse was a repeat of the program broadcast on 15th April 2026

Why mental illnesses like schizophrenia and depression are misunderstood in Samoa

Experts say when someone is visibly unwell, we’re still quick to label them “crazy,” or explain symptoms like hearing voices or paranoia through spirits or possession when these can be signs of conditions like schizophrenia or severe depression that need proper treatment.

Why are Indo-Fijian women underrepresented in contact sports?

Race, patriarchy, poverty, and the arrival of a period has kept generations of women invisible in Fiji's sports scene.

Australia is battling its worst diphtheria outbreak. Here's how you can stay safe

Diphtheria is a bacterial disease we thought we'd left behind, but gaps in adult vaccination and overcrowded housing conditions have given it a foothold again.

Elaine Munroe hands out syringes to drug users to prevent HIV's spread because pharmacies won't

Sitting across a trafficking route where meth and cocaine is passing through Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Solomon Islands, not all drugs leave.