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Concerns over food security in Fiji
Crops planted after Cyclone Winston were washed away in this week's floods in Fiji, raising concerns about food security.
Police search Flosse's Tahiti office in latest probe
Police in French Polynesia have searched the office of the leader of the Tahoeraa Huiraatira Party, Gaston Flosse, within the assembly complex.
Mysterious mass fish deaths in American Samoa
The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources in American Samoa is investigating two fish kills in the villages of Amouli and Laulii
Motives behind Indonesia's MSG bid questioned
There are more questions over Indonesia's motive to become a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
PNG's O'Neill signals insight on fraud case
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has suggested he knows who the real beneficiaries are in a major fraud case, despite refusing to be questioned by police.
No quick fix for TB in PNG, says WHO
The World Health Organisation wants people to be more realistic about efforts to control the tuberculosis epidemic in Papua New Guinea.
Latest from Dateline Pacific
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 8 April 2016
Fiji businesses are counting the cost of the flooding of the past week; Papuans are raising concerns at the overtures being made by Jakarta to the Melanesian Spearhead Group; A new law to combat domestic violence is launched in Solomon Islands; Northern Marianas lawmakers have moved quickly after the courts had thrown out their gun control laws.
Fiji businesses count cost of deluge
Fiji shopkeepers clean up after yet more flooding in the main tourist town, Nadi.
Papuans concerned at Indonesian overtures to MSG
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has questioned Indonesia's increased diplomatic overtures to Melanesian countries.
Solomon Islands launches new domestic violence law
The Solomon Islands today officially launched the Family Protection Act 2014 which is aimed at curbing domestic violence in the country.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 8 April 2016
Northern Marianas lawmakers scramble to deal with an historic court ruling on gun rights; a bleak outlook for the Pacific on World Health Day; New Zealand will pay its aid money directly into the Cook Islands' budget; a vote of no confidence is a possibility for Tonga's government; and the Oceania Champions League returns this week with new teams and a new host country.
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RNZI's flagship programme - linking the Pacific with New Zealand and the world.
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A summary of news around New Zealand over the past week.
Pacific Correspondent
Correspondents from different countries report on the latest issues
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The latest world, Pacific and sports news.
Tagata o te Moana
A weekly Pacific magazine programme features New Zealand and regional Pacific news, issues, information and music
The World in Sport
Highlights of the world's sporting week, with emphasis on New Zealand and Pacific interviews, reviews and reaction, plus previews of upcoming games.
Tradewinds
Tradewinds reviews the week's top business stories from the Pacific region
New Flags Flying
Pacific leaders talk about the times of change as they remember their journeys to independence and self government
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Papua New Guinea at a juncture
PNG is experiencing unprecedented economic growth but still mired by poverty, tribalism and parlous human development outcomes. (VIDEO)
Solomons first PM Sir Peter Kenilorea dies
Listen to a 1995 interview with Sir Peter Kenilorea, who led the Solomon Islands and its people to nationhood.
RNZ journalists gain rare access to West Papua
Since 1969, outside access to West Papua – the western half of New Guinea – has been tightly restricted.
Cooks wants WWI soldiers recognised
Hundreds of Cook Islands soldiers enlisted for First World War, but their contribution has never been recognised by the New Zealand government.
New Zealand in Samoa, 1914
A look at the first New Zealand military action in the First World War, the acquisition of German Samoa.
Unlocking Christmas Island's secrets
RNZ's John Campbell is on Christmas Island to find out what is happening at Australia's detention centre - and the first thing he discovers is how hard it is to actually find the place.
Cook Islands artists advocate return to the past
Master artists from the Cook Islands are urging a return to traditional techniques to ensure their skills are preserved.
In Darkness Still Waiting
The civil war in Bougainville ended nearly 20 years ago, but the whereabouts of hundreds of people who went missing during the conflict remain unknown.
