Susana talks to Kathryn about how $196m allocated in Budget 2022 for Pacific communities will be distributed.
There was also $4.4m for RNZ Pacific's new transmitter.
In other Pacific news, a state funeral has been held for PNG's deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil who was killed in a car crash last week, and 4 MPs have been sacked in Tonga after being found guilty of bribery in the lead up to last year's General Election.
Susana Lei'ataua is RNZ Pacific's news editor