20 May 2022

Pacific correspondent Susana Lei'ataua

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 20 May 2022
South Auckland market

South Auckland market1 Photo: RNZ

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