Don Wiseman
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 28 February 2018
The extent of the damage from Monday's 7.5 earthquake in Papua New Guinea's Highlands region remains far from clear; the Deputy Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Joe Natuman, has pleaded guilty to… Audio
Tagata O te Moana 24th March 2018
Almost four weeks since a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Papua New Guinea's Highlands, the response effort is picking up pace; Vanuatu's disaster authorities are in emergency mode again amid intensified… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 23 February 2018
Papua New Guinea's government has been accused of allowing loggers to operate illegally without landowner approval; a doctor who looked after refugees on Nauru says Australia's neglect of their… Audio
World Bank calls on PNG to be more efficient in health spending
The World Bank says poor child and maternal health is hampering Papua New Guinea's long term economic prospects. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 17 February 2018
It's now four days since cyclone Gita whipped across Tonga's Tongatapu causing widespread damage; following his visits to Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, the United Nations High Commissioner for… Audio
News About New Zealand for 16 February 2018
A summary of news around New Zealand over the past week. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 16 February 2018
Tonga's disaster authorities say good progress is being made getting emergency shelter provisions out to more remote villages on Tongatapu after damage from cyclone Gita; RNZ Pacific journalist says… Audio
West Papua membership issue still unresolved at MSG
Leaders of Melanesian Spearhead Group countries have referred a West Papuan application for full membership of the group to its secretariat for processing, amid concerns that the group is losing sight… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 15 February 2018
Tonga's disaster authorities say good progress is being made getting emergency shelter provisions out to more remote villages on Tongatapu after damage from cyclone Gita; Gita the worst cyclone in… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 14 February 2018
It could be days before the full scale of the damage inflicted on Tonga by this week's Cyclone Gita is known; following his visits to Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, the United Nations High… Audio
4pm Pacific Regional News for 13 February 2018
The latest regional Pacific news and tropical cyclone Gita warning #16. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 13 February 2018
While Gita has now slammed into Tonga, and Fiji's southern islands are next, the clean-up is underway in the Samoas; The University of the South Pacific celebrates 50 years of tertiary education in… Audio
Clean-up underway in American Samoa following Gita
As Tonga and the southern islands of Fiji prepare for the ferocity of Cyclone Gita, clean-up is underway in the US territory of American Samoa. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 9 February 2018
The Kiribati government has banned a New Zealand TV crew from reporting on the Butiraoi ferry disaster; the director of Kiribati Maritime says there is a lot of sadness and anger over the disaster; a… Audio
