Bridget Tunnicliffe
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 14 March 2014
Call for more emphasis on community-led solutions to alleviate Pacific poverty; Women's theatre company in Solomons garners international interest; The chief justice of Nauru, Geoffrey Eames, resigns… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 13 March 2014
Nauru's chief justice Geoffrey Eames resigns; PNG asylum-seekers are set to face their attackers again; PNG students firm in support for dumped vice chancellor; Marshall Islands opposition wants… Audio
Marshalls opposition wants answers
The opposition in the Marshall Islands says the government can't explain why it nominated a Lebanese official to UNESCO without checking his credentials first. Audio
American Samoa teachers to sit job tests
Teachers in American Samoa have been told they need to pass a test in order to keep their jobs. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 7 March 2014
300 Ha'apai families still in tents after January's cyclone in Tonga; UN PNG marks International Women's Day;500 public school teachers in American Samoa to be tested on reading and math; Tonga to… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 7 March 2014
Tonga to appease NZ as broad World Bank review will certify plane; New head of Fiji's military is confident forces will remain united; Hundreds return to their homes after flooding in the Marshall… Audio
The Speaker of Tuvalu's parliament is removed
The speaker of Tuvalu's parliament, Sir Kamuta Latasi, has been removed after seven years in the position. Audio
Auckland's iconic Pasifika event attracts wide interest
Organisers are gearing up for this weekend's Pasifika Festival in Auckland, the biggest celebration of Pacific Island culture and heritage in the world. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 28 February 2014
Fight still on in Marshall Islands 60 years on from Bravo nuclear test; Plan to build 40,000 state houses in Port Moresby to fix housing shortage; Fiji's impending return to democracy is welcomed; A… Audio
Academic says Fiji lacking candidates for head military role
An academic says Commodore Frank Bainimarama is running out of people he can trust to take over his role as the head of the Fiji military. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 February 2014
Effectiveness of sanctions against Fiji rated poorly; Micronesian islands preparing for predicted increase in cruise ships; Appointment of new manager at PNGs Manus camp criticised; Teachers in Samoa… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 26 February 2014
Appointment of new manager at PNG's Manus camp criticised; Teachers in Samoa told higher qualifications mean pay rises; Plane stand-off between Tonga and NZ may soon be resolved; PNG survey shows… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 25 February 2014
An academic believes most asylum seekers likely to end up in Australia; Human rights group petitions for journalists' entry into PNG's Manus Island asylum centre; Pacific peoples not properly informed… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 24 February 2014
Unicef Pacific calls for more reporting of child violence; NGO in PNG provides training for disadvantaged youth; American Samoan voters unlikely to support Senate veto powers; IFC Pacific looks to… Audio
PNG police station ignored directive
The assistant commissioner of police in Papua New Guinea says a number of staff working at a police station now at the centre of a rape investigation were not meant to be on active duty. Audio
Ambitious expedition to Tongan archipelago underway
It's hoped the most in-depth study of plants and animals ever undertaken in the island group of Vava'u will achieve the ultimate goal of increasing Tonga's protected areas. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 14 February 2014
Questions about workability of Fiji decree; Fiji NGO encourages political parties to back women; Amnesty International wants NZ to take stand over human rights in Fiji; Nauru government cronyism… Audio