Don Wiseman
Tonga gets its first private power station
Tonga has commissioned its first privately owned solar power farm and there are more in the pipeline. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 30 October 2017
A new MP says New Zealand's silence has made it complicit in human rights abuse in Australian offshore detention. PNG paper editor responds to criticism over journalist's death. Integrity overrides… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 27 October 2017
The closure of Australia's immigration detention centre on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island could be delayed by court action; Papua New Guinea's media industry has been shaken by the death of one of… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 October 2017
Papua New Guinea's media industry has been shaken by the death of one of its own in what appears to be a domestic violence related incident; A state of emergency called after the eruption of a volcano… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 24 October 2017
People affected by an erupting volcano in Solomon Islands say they are living off coconuts because their water supplies have been contaminated by ashfall; An academic says violence near Papua's… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 23 October 2017
Guam's Catholic Church says it has taken steps to rid the clergy of remaining sexual abusers but offers no guarantees; The advocacy group Doctors for Refugees says moving Manus Island detainees to the… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 20 October 2017
The UN refugee agency has warned of an imminent humanitarian crisis on Manus Island; a Cook Islander has been appointed chief nursing officer of the World Health Organisation; a ship that provides… Audio
Ill Samoa leader flying back to Apia this weekend
The prime minister of Samoa, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, is due to return Apia on Sunday after receiving medical treatment in New Zealand. Audio
PNG Gun Report solution to weapons' issues - Singirok
A former Papua New Guinea military commander says the solution to the country's gun problem is to empower the community. Audio
NZ unveils mobile hospital for disaster zones
New Zealand has developed a mobile, high-tech, tent hospital to be deployed in disasters around the region. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 17 October 2017
Papua New Guinea's police force is struggling to contain divisions in its upper hierarchy while resourcing shortfalls are contraining eforts to maintain law and order in high risk security hotspots… Audio
