Don Wiseman
NZ funds multi-million dollar eye clinic in Solomons
A new state of the art eye care centre is to be built in Honiara with the assistance of the New Zealand aid programme. Audio
Pacific wants extended labour mobility
The Chief Trade Advisor to the Pacific Islands countries says they could be in a position to conclude the PACER PLUS trade deal with Australia and New Zealand by the end of next year. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 9 June 2014
More limits are proposed on any no confidence vote in PNG; A writer says Bouganiville is moving towards independence; A multi-million dollar solar project is to be constructed in Tuvalu and the Cooks… Audio
More limits are proposed on any no confidence vote in PNG
A move in Papua New Guinea to further tighten rules around votes of no confidence in the country's prime ministers. Audio
Two more MPs suspended from Nauru parliament
Two more opposition MPs have been suspended from the Nauru parliament amid claims the government is trying to avoid scrutiny. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 6 June 2014
Two more MPs are suspended from Nauru parliament; Kiribati seeks solutions to overcrowding; New Zealand's advisory over a Chinese plane gifted to Tonga is to be revisited; A controversial resettlement… Audio
Bougainville Govt told to change approach to mining re-start
Panguna landowner chairman says the Bougainville Government is going about the reconciliation process in the wrong way. Audio
Govt cuts funding to Australia's Refugee Council
The Australian Government cuts funding to the country's Refugee Council, despite commitments made in the Budget. Audio
World Bank agency brings lighting scheme to rural PNG
A World Bank agency has unveiled a programme to get affordable electricity to remote parts of Papua New Guinea. Audio
Tagata O Te Moana for 31 May 2014
An Australian report into violence at its asylum seeker camp in Papua New Guinea is called a whitewash; independent inquiry into the Manus violence needed; New data on the state of asylum seekers'… Audio
Independent inquiry into Manus violence needed
An Australian human rights lawyer is calling for an commission of inquiry type investigation into the violence in the Manus Island asylum seeker camp. Audio
Queries in Solomons over missing beche de mer
An anti-corruption group in Solomon Islands says police have to put more effort into finding out what happened to a valuable, but illegal consignment of beche de mer. Audio