Don Wiseman
Otago researcher studying neophobia among Pasifika
An Otago University researcher hopes to gain insights into obesity levels among Pacifica by studying neophobia - or resistance to new foods. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 24 August 2024
Malo e lelei in Tagata o te moana today....the impasse over New Caledonia....we hear from a new woman MP in Kiribati...what can we expect from the Forum summit in Tonga and Palau claims that China is… Audio
The grim plight faced by PNG's evicted settlers
Human rights advocates warn of grim plight for people evicted from PNG squatter settlements. Audio
Tagata O Te Moana for 10 August 2024
The Kiribati election is drawing close; Fiji's soaring drug issues; The people of Guam are not happy as the US plans its new missile architecture; Google is keen to translate more Pacific languages… Audio
Cost of living and ID cards major concerns for Kiribati voters
The soaring cost of living will come under scrutiny as Kiribati holds its election next week. Audio
Bougainville landowners seek compensation
A lawsuit, brought by 4,500 Bougainvilleans against multi national mining giant, Rio Tinto, is being bankrolled by a secretive group of investors hoping for a huge windfall. Audio
PNG PM has lied to the country on moratorium - campaigner
An anti-deep sea mining campaigner in Papua New Guinea says Prime Minister James Marape has lied to the country by saying he supports a moratorium on deep sea mining. Audio
RNZ Pacific News at 9AM on 3 Auguest 2024
RNZ Pacific News at 9AM on 3 Auguest 2024 Audio
Kiribati election day draws near
It is just 12 days before the first round of voting in the Kiribati election Audio
Where are all the people going? - Pacific economist
While the economic ministers from the Pacific Islands Forum countries are currently meeting in Fiji a veteran analyst of Pacific economics, Steve Pollard, has published a blog called 'the Pacific… Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 27 July 2024
This week on Tagata: More violence in PNG; France says it will talk about New Caledonioa in September; Is mining the ocean floor now very close? A media operator in Solomons unjustly targetted by… Audio
