Tagata o te Moana

Vanuatu is preparing for a snap-election unless a court challenge is made against the president's decision to dissolve parliament; Tne CNMI is still struggling with a Covid-19 outbreak that started after it reopened its borders in June; We talanoa to a South Auckland busines leader who has just been inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more detai...

RNZ Pacific 80th anniversary of Guadalcanal campaign during WWII special: The final result of the Cook Islands election has been released with the Cook Islands Party set to retain power. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

PNG parliament to resume again next week as a chaotic election period wraps up; The WWII history of Solomons Islands scouts and coastwatchers is to be included in the country's school curriculum; Pacific Music celebrated in Auckland at the first live in-person Pacific Music Awards since covid; Transparency Solomons condemns govt attack on freedom of speech; Tourism revival boosts Pacific economy -...

Outward migration, high living costs and education reform key election issues for Cook Islanders heading to the polls next week;Samoa prepares to welcome tourists back to the islands; Over 200 athletes from 12 pacific Island countries competing in this year's commonwealth games; It is calmer now in Papua New Guinea after days of election related violence; The head of Fiji's National Federation Par...

Transparency International in Papua New Guinea are calling for better preparations for future elections; Niue's premier Dalton Tagelagi makes his first official visit to NZ two years after his election;Team Niue enroute to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham;Freak ocean waves wreak havoc in Polynesia; Govt and business urged to address Pasifika pay gap; A new study has helped solve some of the my...

Longterm strategy to address Pacific challenges launched in Suva; The Solomon Islands PM reiterates his stance on having a Chinese military base in his country; Kiribati communities in Aotearoa celebrate their language and culture; And later on in the show NZ environmental and conservation groups unhappy with the national scientific research agency taking on work for a Deep Sea Mining venture. Go...

PNG's election woes continue as key official resigns amid allegations of electoral fraud; Refugees on Nauru were a hot topic for Aus and NZ immigration ministers meeting this week; There is an emerging Judicial crisis in Kiribati as the govt suspends the Chief Justice. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The former Fiji prime minister and Peoples Alliance Party leader, Sitiveni Rabuka, is on the campaign trail in New Zealand. Rugby league fans come out in full force in South Auckland's Otahuhu to rally behind the Kiwis and Mate Ma'a Tonga. Aotearoa celebrates Matariki - it's first indigenous holiday. US and Marshalls aim for compact MOU this year. Pacific rights data shows erosion of freedoms. Pac...

Drought stricken communities in Kiribati in for the long haul; PNG women candidates say they are up to the challenge this election; Samoa's prime minister wraps up her first official visit to Aotearoa New Zealand;Tahiti tourism boom as covid-19 restrictions ease; Pacific urged to decriminalise homosexuality. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Pacific Islands Forum rift mended in Suva; NZ govt pressed to call out Indonesia for heavy handed shut down of peaceful protests in West Papua; Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa found guilty of election bribery, again, in Tonga. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

China's foreign minister is currently touring the Pacific as Beijing seeks a region-wide deal with nearly a dozen nations; The election of Australia's new prime minister means there's opportunity for changes in its relationships with Pacific nations; Tuvalu mourns the death of its Deputy Prime Minister; The Cook Islands 2022 budget; Researchers finish mapping the mouth of the underwater Tongan vol...

Tonga's deputy pm loses seat after bribery conviction; Samoa court ruling for more women MPs welcomeD; concerns raised for Pacifica students dropping out to work and support their families all that and more coming up on Tagata O Te Moana. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Coming up first; Top US officials meet with Solomons PM over China security treaty; FLNKS parties in New Caledonia standing firm on decolonisation from France; And Pacific country's are well poised for the return of tourism as borders reopen. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Pacific parliamentarians form an alliance against Deep Sea Mining; Call for strong policies and commitments as Ocean Conference gets underway in Palau; NZR urged to do better by Maori and Pasifika female rugby players; All that and more coming up on Tagata O Te Moana Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Solomon Islands prime minister breaks the silence on security agreement with China; Fiji and New Zealand strengthen their bilateral cooperation arrangements; The Cook Islands government prepares to reopen its borders to the world. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

A draft security cooperation agreement, between China and Solomon Islands, has been leaked on social media. In New Zealand, Covid-19 continues to hit Pacific Peoples hard with one of the highest hospitalisation rates due to a high volume of cases Two months have past since a volcanic eruption and tsunami devastated Tonga, leaving three dead and causing over 90 million US dollars in damages. Go to...

A cautionary tale for Pasifika families...parents of a child with rheumatic fever are urging adults to take sore throats and rashes in children seriously; Pacific-led social and health providers struggling to get funding support amid the pandemic; And we take a look at what's coming up in another action packed weekend of Super Rugby Pacific Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Two months on from the devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami, battling Covid-19 is the biggest issue confronting Tonga. The head of Fiji's women crisis centre says it's "shocking" that two prominent Fijian men are advocating for a convicted rapist to be allowed to play rugby. Gaming harm is impacting a growing number of Pacific youth in Aotearoa. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more detail...

The govts of Australia and New Zealand are being urged to resolve conflicting Pacific foreign policies; Calls for a united front in the fight against non-communicable diseases; And we take a closer look at the latest climate report from the United Nations; All that and more coming up on Tagata O Te Moana. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The US secretary of state's fly-in-fly-out visit to Fiji is raising some eyebrows in the region; The Fiji government lifts Covid-19 restrictions as part of new strategic direction; And Concern over low vaccination rates in some Pacific countries. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Lack of funding, an outdated common roll and Covid-19 all big issues for this year's national election in PNG; Telecommunications to be restored to Tongan islands most affected by the volcanic eruption and tsunami; And later on in the program; We check in on some of the Covid-19 outbreaks taking hold in countries and territories across the Pacific. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

We speak with our correspondent in Tonga about the election of the new prime minister Siaosi Sovaleni; There are mixed reactions in New Caledonia to a controversial independence referendum facilitated by France; And a Pacific survivor of historic abuse in state care wants the New Zealand government to act quickly to bring healing to survivors; All that and more coming up on Tagata O Te Moana. Go t...

The Solomon Islands government appears intact ahead of an imending vote of no confidence; Fiji awaiting genomic sequencing results from Australia on possible Omicron variant cases; West Papuans mark 60 years fighting for self-determination; All that and more coming up on Tagata O Te Moana. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Lawlessness persists in Solomons as Australian troops touchdown and the opposition leader calls for the PM to step down; The Tongan government is sticking to its decision not to facilitate anymore repatriation flights this year despite pleas from stranded RSE workers; Pacific nations are gearing up for a huge boost after the latest change to World Rugby's eligibility rules; All that and more comin...

Twelve new MPs have been elected to Tonga's 26 member parliament; Pacific civil society leaders deeply disappointed in the outcomes of COP26 continue to call for radical climate action; Fiji is set to shorten its nationwide curfew hours as the country reopens for tourists; All that and more on Tagata O Te Moana. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details