Pacific Waves for 1 February 2023

We spoke with Massey University Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Anna Powles, about the significance of Kiribati's intention to return to the Pacific Islands Forum ahead of its leaders meeting early this year; More bad weather is due overnight in the flood impacted upper North Island of New Zealand where a state of emergency is in force for Auckland and surrounding areas; We talanoa with two contributors the 'We Are Still Here' project a unique film that explores the effects of colonisation on indigenous peoples in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific through eight separate stories.