Don Wiseman
Fiji workers still hope to overturn limits on their rights
While the latest industrial strife in Fiji ended with unionists stopped from holding protests, the union movement will continue to push for the restoration of key rights. Audio
Vanuatu's need to find more agricultural researchers
Vanuatu needs more agricultural scientists to help improve the country's food security. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 1 May 2019
The Nauru government appears to have ignored a complaint of alleged plagiarism by one of its most senior judges; an anti-corruption body in Solomon Islands says a pay rise for the country's… Audio
No response to claim of plagiarism by Nauru judge
The Nauru government appears to have ignored a complaint of alleged plagiarism by one of its most senior judges. Audio
Cooks' political reformers outraged at MPs pay rise
There are strong reactions in the Cook Islands to the push to pay members of parliament more. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 30 April 2019
Samoan authorities have launched money laundering investigations into two churches with branches in New Zealand and Australia; the Vanuatu organisation Campaign for Justice says it's surprised and… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 26 April 2019
Samoans are being warned about a global multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency which has compromised the country's financial system; an academic expert on politics in Melanesia says at the nub of the… Audio
Pangu Pati disarray surfaces amid cracks in PNG's government
Major strains are again surfacing within Papua New Guinea's oldest political party, the Pangu Pati. The party's leader, Finance Minister Sam Basil, was recently expelled from the party by its… Audio
Te Ipukarea Society joins Cooks efforts in adopting best practice in tourism
An NGO is joining with the Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council and the Cook Islands Tourism Corporation to try and curb the impact visitors have on the environment. Audio
Veteran Norfolk tent protestor happy to keep going
Before the Australian Government took direct control of Norfolk Island, nearly three years ago, there has been a tent village protest in the grounds near the old legislative council building. Audio
Bougainville bikies ride for peace and unity
For the past couple of years a group of older Bougainvillean men, veterans of the civil war, have been riding their motorcycles around the Papua New Guinea province, helping to foster peace and unity.
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