Tagata o te Moana

Pacific community leaders share their aspirations for the NZ government post-election results; PNG corrections working to prevent deadly prison breaks; A constitutional change in Tonga raises some… Read more Audio

More Solomon Islanders contract Covid-19; Covid-19 outbreak getting 'out of hand' in French Polynesia; Sexual exploitation of children rife in Fiji: reports; Pacific Island culture gains ground during… Read more Audio

Talks are about to get underway on the next steps for New Caledonia, after last week's second independence referendum as part of the Noumea Accord. Audio

New Caledonia again votes on independence from France;Palau threatens to leave Forum over ciompetition for secretary general's post; Cooks leader steps aside - eyes new goals; SODELPA targets unity as… Read more Audio

Bougainville freedom fighter reaches democratic pinnacle; Vanuatu considers new passport for 'honorary' citizens; Improvements in Pasifika mental health space but more needed;China's grants to… Read more Audio

A scathing report into the New Zealand government's handling of last year's measles outbreak in Auckland; Efforts to arrest the Covid-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands community in a hard-hit part… Read more Audio

Samoa's Deputy Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mataafa has resigned from Cabinet; Pacific health leaders warn Covid-19 frontliners are risking life and limb on the job; Life with covid-19 in the community… Read more Audio

Coroanvirus second waves run rampant in French Polynesia and Guam, while here in Aotearoa, the latest outbreak further exposes Auckland's inequalities; We speak to Britain's new minister for the… Read more Audio

Please stay home' - Guam governor pleads with public; Vaccine trial move tests PNG's relationship with China; Yachties urge more countries to follow Fiji's Blue lanes pathway;Pasifika Covid-19… Read more Audio

Pacific health leaders concerned for community around Auckland covid cluster; Academic urges Pacific people to check in with each other during lockdown; Fiji declares an outbreak of dengue fever and… Read more Audio

Guam's governor and her deputy have both tested positive for Covid-19. We have updates from there, Papua New Guinea and Auckland - scenes of worrying spikes; Hopes of a Cook Islands travel bubble fade… Read more Audio

A major drug haul in Papua New Guinea is being hailed by authorities in Australia as a victory over trans-national crime; a momentous election for Bougainville is almost underway, election season… Read more Audio