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Hilda Wayne talks to health workers and ordinary women who are experiencing the Covid 19 Delta outbreak in Papua New Guinea. She finds out why vaccine rates in PNG are so low when compared to Fiji, Palau and other parts of the region.

Beauty pageant are a big deal in the Pacific region, and many consider them to be a celebration of culture and identity. But allegations of racism against Melanesian contestants have plagued the competitions. Hilda Wayne talks to former winners of Pacific beauty pageants to find out what the world of Pacific beauty pageants is really like.

Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific women who are embracing their natural hair and in doing so celebrating their heritage and culture.

Hilda Wayne hears inspiring and sometimes heartbreaking stories from the frontlines of the Pacific region’s cervical cancer crisis.

Hilda Wayne learns why it can be difficult for Pacific Island women to leave abusive and unhealthy relationships, and gets insights from those who have done it successfully.

Hilda Wayne hears how Pacific Island women are reclaiming their pre-Christian spiritual traditions.

Hilda Wayne hears the shocking and inspiring stories of the women giving birth in remote parts of Papua New Guinea, and the women healthcare workers who help them and their babies.

Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women who have bravely paved the way for a new generation of girls pursuing their dreams.

Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women breaking stereotypes by working as tradies and gets the inside story on what it’s like to be the only woman on the work site.

Hilda Wayne breaks taboos by talking about periods and the challenges faced by women and girls who can’t access sanitary products in the Pacific. She hears from the inspiring women fighting to ensure girls and women have access to sanitary products so they can participate fully in school, work and social events.

 Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific women who have started businesses about how they did it, and why it’s so valuable for women to become part of the economy.

Across the Pacific, a movement is underway to get back to the traditional recipes of generations past. Hilda Wayne hears from the women reclaiming traditional foods and shares some delicious recipes along the way.

Hilda Wayne breaks down the taboos around mental health in the Pacific. She hears from the brave women living in the Pacific with mental health issues, and the doctors and experts leading the way in the fight for better treatment options.

Hilda Wayne talks to the women athletes and sports leaders across the Pacific who are breaking through the Grass Ceiling and into the world’s top sporting arenas.

Hilda Wayne talks to women across the Pacific who are using traditional knowledge to combat the effects of climate change.

Hilda Wayne talks to match makers, relationship experts and ordinary Pacific Island women about what love means to them, and how ideas of love have changed over the generations in the Pacific region.

Hilda Wayne talks to Pacific Island women and health experts about food, culture, body image, health and self esteem in a region with the world’s highest levels of obesity.

Hilda Wayne talks to experts and Pacific women about why we often don’t pass on our mother tongue to our kids when English, Tok Pisin, Bislama and other dominant languages are required for education and work. Is there a future for our many rich and unique Pacific languages? Or will they slowly die out?

Hilda Wayne talks to survivors, activists and change makers about why the Pacific is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman, and what Pacific women are doing to make a safer world for their daughters and granddaughters.

Hilda Wayne talks to some of the Pacific Island women living away from their partners for work or study.

Hilda Wayne talks to the trailblazing women behind the Pacific Island fashion movement.

Hilda Wayne talks to the Pacific region’s most influential women leaders to find out how they beat the odds to become political leaders in a region with the worst levels of female representation in the world, and what can be done to bring more women  into Pacific politics.

Hilda Wayne looks into the contentious issue of Bride Price – is it a harmful practice or is it a celebration of two families coming together? 

Hilda Wayne finds out why Pacific Island women are returning to the ancient practice of traditional tattooing.

Hilda Wayne finds out how Pacific Island women are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, uncovering stories of resilience and ingenuity.