Tagata o te Moana for 12 May 2018

NZ aid boost welcomed in Pacific; At the same time as an academic outlines fears of aid "securitisation" in the region; The Tapura Huiraatira party wins a resounding victory in French Polynesia; Macron wants to balance China's influence in the Pacific; Moves are afoot to refocus maritime aid spend in the Pacific; We hear more about how violence is hampering aid delivery to quake affected communities in PNG; And Rotuman makes its official debut on the Pacific language week calendar.