Don Wiseman
Niue's morgue is out of action - Health Ministry
Niue's Minister of Health Pokotoa Sipeli has confirmed the island's morgue is out of action and the government has asked the families of people who die to hold funerals within 24 hours. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 29 May 2014
NGO warns about Pacific free trade push; Academic says Fiji regime in trouble for flouting decrees; Calls for New Zealand Govenment to commit more resources to Samoan language; local landowners are… Audio
Nauru MP's family settling in NZ after wife's visa withdrawn
A suspended Nauru MP moves his family to New Zealand after his wife's visa is withdrawn by the government. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 24 May 2014
The first refugees have their status publicly announced in PNG and Nauru...There is an alert after four children die from malnutrition in Samoa....we look back at the causes of a turbulent weekend in… Audio
Questions about the disaffected youth in Honiara
Our correspondent in Solomon Islands says while there is praise for police after last weekend's riots, the incidents raise questions about the numbers of disaffected, often unemployed youth in the… Audio
Suspended Nauru MPs just doing their jobs - NZ MP
A New Zealand Opposition MP says he hopes the Nauru Government recognises that three suspended MPs were just doing their job of trying to keep it honest. Audio
Push for Tonga to commit to organic farming within five years
The chair of Tonga's National Youth Congress says they hope the entire country will commit to organic farming within five years. Audio
Uncertainty over dysentery outbreak in American Samoa
There's uncertainty over an amoebic dysentery outbreak in American Samoa. Audio
Nauru Speaker's opinion on expulsion still coming
Suspended Nauru MPs are still waiting to hear back from the Speaker on their challenge to their expulsion. Audio
Looting and rioting in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands police are holding 15 people in custody following rioting and looting in eastern Honiara at the weekend. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 17 May 2014
Vanuatu's prime minister is toppled, there are scuffles in the Nauru parliament, New Caledonia's new government will be dominated by loyalists to France, the prospect of sea bed mining in the Pacific… Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 17 May 2014
Vanuatu's prime minister is toppled, there are scuffles in the Nauru parliament, New Caledonia's new government will be dominated by loyalists to France, the prospect of sea bed mining in the Pacific… Audio