Mary Baines
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 30 November 2018
There's a call for report on Kiribati ferry disaster to be released; A large tertiary education provider in New Zealand launches a strategy to boost Pasifika numbers and achievement; Fiji signing two… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 28 November 2018
Coca-Cola triples production capacity in Fiji; Pasifika to take part in New Zealand depression research; Unemployment, pregnancy and drug abuse are big concerns for Solomons youth; Worries about China… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 26 November 2018
Reseachers say threats from climate change are increasing substantially; there are calls for the PNG government to disclose how much public money was spent hosting APEC; we look at the impact of fake… Audio
Ambaens could face shortages on return to island, resident says
An Ambae evacuee says residents are preparing to face potential food and water shortages, desroyed crops and a lack of infrastructure on their return to the Vanuatu island. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 15 November 2018
Counting is still underway in Fiji after voters went to the polls yesterday; A caseworker says the health of refugees on Manus Island is deterriorating; A Japanese company plans to mine unlimited sand… Audio
Counting underway in Fiji general election
Counting is still underway in Fiji after voters went to the polls yesterday. A blackout on debate and restrictions on reporting are still in force. Audio
Japanese company plans to mine unlimited sand in northern Palau
An NGO says a Japanese company's plan to dredge an unlimited amount of sand in northern Palau for the next 50 years poses serious threats to the environment and peoples' livelihoods. Audio
Oxfam to provide displaced Ambaeans with cash
Oxfam in Vanuatu says it will provide displaced Ambaeans with cash to buy locally produced food, hygiene supplies and pay school fees for the next three months. Audio
Uncertainty for Vanuatu's Ambae evacuees over return to island
Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office says it is unclear whether Ambae evacuees will be permitted to return to the island this month as planned. Audio
Logging companies run roughshod in PNG, says MP
The Governor of Oro Province Gary Juffa has accused Papua New Guinea's government of ignoring rampant illegal logging across the country, saying logging companies can operate in the country however… Audio
US Pacific tuna Treaty deal salvaged for 2016
The Forum Fisheries Agency says United States vessels are to resume tuna fishing in the region in a matter of days, thanks to what it says is extraordinary effort by Pacific Island countries. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 3 March 2016
Fiji aid commander in Lau says 800 tents are urgently needed; NGO outlines co-ordinated aid approach to the Fiji disaster; Winston could reset "troubled" Fiji international relations; Senior PNG… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 3 March 2016
Winston could reset "troubled" ANZ-Fiji relations; Fiji Methodists providings churches as temporary schools; Senior PNG policeman under misconduct spotlight; Pacific receives US$6.6 million boost for… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 2 March 2016
Fiji Methodists providings churches as temporary schools; American Samoa Democrats in support of Hillary Clinton; Economist supports PNG opposition call for loans; A Major Kiribati road upgrade is… Audio
Concerns northern Cook Islands to be turned into fishing hub
A former Cook Islands MP says the government is planning to turn Penrhyn Island in the country's north into a giant hub for fishing boats in the region. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 1 March 2016
Cyclones a test for Pacific seasonal workers; Classes resume in Fiji after the cyclone; A new book notes Australia's neglected understanding of Papua New Guinea; Tonga's airport makeovers are almost… Audio
Fiji's Methodist Church sets out cyclone relief plan
Fiji's Methodist Church says there's still an immediate need for clothing, cooking equipment and bedding for those affected by Cyclone Winston. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 26 February 2016
Fiji's economy to be hit in cyclone aftermath; as Rakiraki cleans up, chiefs and mothers are calling for help; efforts underway to curb Zika in American Samoa; and in sport: FIFA Presidential… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 25 February 2016
45,000 people in evacuation centres across Fiji; as Rakiraki cleans up, chiefs and mothers are calling for help; a new ferry is called a game changer for the people of Tokelau; American Samoa… Audio
45,000 people in evacuation centres across Fiji
The Fiji government says there are more than 45,000 people, or about five percent of the population, in evacuation centres following Cyclone Winston. Audio