Stories by Dominic Godfrey

New Zealand's pay gap - where Pākehā men are paid 27 percent more than Pasifika women - is being investigated by the Human Rights Commission.

The Pacific's coral reef systems and coastal fisheries are set for extinction if wealthy nations don't drastically and immediately cut greenhouse gas emissions. Audio

New rules allowing seasonal workers to enter New Zealand without going through managed isolation have been welcomed in Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu, but a politician from Solomon Islands questions why… Audio

The return of New Zealand tourists has residents in Rarotonga stewing over the impact it's having on the island's iconic Muri Lagoon. Audio

While the tourism sector ramps up for an opening before Christmas, not all are convinced of the merits. Audio

Samoa's professional legal body has admonished the Head of State for his role in delaying parliament from convening.

Samoa's caretaker government is continuing its attempts to undermine the judiciary in a renewed move against the Chief Justice.

Samoa looks set to have a final ruling on whether the election winning FAST Party's impromptu swearing-in as government will be officially recognised.

A new vaccination campaign in the Pacific is targeting 100,000 children across nine countries. Audio

Pasifika work-force advocates are urging the government to keep its foot on the accelerator when it comes to addressing the ethnic pay-gap. Audio

With less than two weeks until the second election in Samoa, only one of the major parties is in campaign mode. Audio

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The brutal killing of a well known human rights advocate in Tonga has sent shock waves through the wider community.

The Pacific's largest development bank claims the region is set to return to growth this year.

Research into the health and well-being of Pacific people in Aotearoa and into the country's Rainbow communities have not been previously combined to look at specific data around Pasifika LGBTQI+. Audio

The world's largest Pacific dance festival got under way in Auckland today after two years of disruptions. Audio

Lower Hutt has become the first city outside Auckland with a Pasifika resident district court judge. Audio

Many Samoans living overseas can't vote in this week's general election as electoral law requires them to be in the country for six months prior to voting. Audio

A Cook Islands community leader in Aotearoa has paid tribute to those who ensured the Pacific contribution to New Zealand's wartime efforts was recognised. Audio

As the call for a NZ government apology for the Dawn Raids of the 1970's gathers momentum, the desire for meaningful reparations does too. Audio

A quarter of New Zealand's Pacific people are on track to become Type-2 diabetics by 2040. Audio

A Pacific social justice movement is calling on the NZ government to formally apologise for the Dawn Raids of the 1970's. Audio

With Samoa's Covid-19 vaccine roll-out slated to start in April, some in the tourism sector aren't sure they'll be in business when borders eventually re-open. Audio

Covid lockdowns in the world's largest Polynesian city forced the Auckland Arts Festival to re-schedule much of a year's work in the space of a week. Audio

The man at the centre of Micronesia's departure from the Pacific Islands Forum says leaving puts them in good stead to help re-shape the regional body. Audio