Don Wiseman
Tagata o te Moana for 20 August 2016
It remains unclear where men held at Australia's offshore processing camps on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island will go when the centre is closed; human rights professor says closure of Manus detention… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 19 August 2016
There is praise for the judiciary in Vanuatu after guilty verdicts this week when already jailed former MPs were convicted on conspiracy charges;In Bougainville there is gratitude, anger and… Audio
Human rights lawyer says PNG camp must close
Renewed calls for the Australian asylum seeker camp on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea to be closed after more violence from locals. Audio
Save the Children campaign for Fiji storm victims
The New Zealand branch of Save the Children has launched its biggest campaign to date to help save lives in cyclone-wrecked Fiji. Audio
Call for Australia's Nauru camps to close immediately
Human rights agencies say the Australian-run detention camps on Nauru must be closed immediately after new revelations of abuse there. Audio
American Samoa submits smaller budget than 2015
The American Samoan Government has submitted its budget for next year and it is about ten percent smaller than the current year. Audio
Latest Vanuatu airport woes unrelated to earlier problems
The World Bank says the latest runway issues at Vanuatu's Bauerfield Airport are not part of the temporary repairs undertaken three months ago. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 6 August 2016
Australia's government has been criticised for shirking responsibility for the plight of asylum seekers and refugees caught up in its offshore processing centres on Nauru and Manus Island, Papua New… Audio
Governance issues linger over Nauru
The head of the Pacific Research Centre at New Zealand's Massey University says Nauru continues to face difficult issues in terms of its governance. Audio
Fiji Opposition says govt sugar reforms wont work
The Fiji opposition says the government's campaign to convince people of the merits of its planned latest reforms of the sugar industry will fail. Audio