Don Wiseman
Dateline Pacific for 11 July 2019
About 5,000 tonnes of the mineral bauxite has spilled into a bay in Solomon Islands where a bulk carrier ran aground earlier this year, spilling thousands of litres of oil; Tuvalu will be able to… Audio
Cooks' govt told to consult properly over water disinfecting
The Cook Islands Government has been told it needs to properly consult with the people more over how, or whether, to purify the water on Rarotonga. Audio
Radio Cook Islands seeks help to improve services
As Radio Cook Islands prepares to lose its transmitter mast on Rarotonga it is seeking international help to improve its services to the outer islands. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 8 July 2019
A Vanuatu theatre and arts company, which has spread its reach to include youth and development work, has marked its 30th anniversary in Port Vila; New Zealand companies fail in securing contract for… Audio
Bid by NZ consortium to build biggest tourism complex fails
New Zealand companies fail in securing contract for French Polynesia's largest tourism project. Audio
Cooks govt yet to reach a decision on chlorination
The Cook Islands government says it is still some way from making a decision on how to disinfect the water supply on the main island, Rarotonga. Audio
Bougainville referendum prep picks up pace
With a projected vote on independence from Papua New Guinea just three months away, suddenly Bougainville is the centre of a lot of activity Audio
New plan for Pacific coastal fishery management
A group set up by Pacific countries to improve the management of their coastal fisheries is being disbanded after upsetting Pacific fisheries ministers. Audio
Sports agency denies Tonga's Pacific Games team underfunded
The Tonga Sports Council has taken issue with reports that the team going to the Pacific Games had been underfunded by the government Audio
Ben Bohane to use Dorney grant covering Bougainville
Vanuatu based journalist Ben Bohane has won a grant aimed at encouraging more Pacific news stories in the Australian media. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 28 June 2019
Last week, the International Labour Organisation put the Fijian government on notice over its failure to implement reforms agreed to in 2016. It has been given until November this year to show… Audio
Call to action over loss of PNG cultural sites
The president of the Papua New Guinea Farmers and Settlers Association is angry at the country's failure to look after its culturally important sites. Audio
