Don Wiseman
4pm Regional Pacific News for 14 October 2013
The latest news from the Pacific region. Audio
2:29pm Pacific Regional News for 14 October 2013
The latest Pacific regional news. Audio
Green Party says NZ should be facilitating peace talks in Papua
The New Zealand Green Party say the country should be facilitating peace talks in Papua rather than police advisors. Audio
Sri Lankan asylum seekers being deported by Australia
Refugee advocate raises concerns that a group of Sri Lankans seeking asylum in Australia are to be deported. Audio
2:29pm Pacific Regional News for 10 October 2013
The latest Pacific regional news. Audio
More tourists for Niue highlights need for more accommodation
Niue registers significant growth in tourist numbers and looks to subsidised loans to expand accommodation facilities. Audio
Vanuatu watchdog questions lack of action over prisoner's death
Watchdog group in Vanuatu wants action on 3 year old coroner's report that was strongly critical of police behaviour over the death of a prisoner in police custody. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 5 October 2013
A call for New Zealand to provide asylum home for West deported by Australia to PNG, Papua New Guinea hospitals struggle to cope with unclaimed bodies, concerns about renewed work to be undertaken at… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 4 October 2013
Door not totally shut on future betel nut sales in Port Moresby; Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce says more funding needed for rural areas; New book offers first comprehensive history of Kermadecs… Audio
Children at camp for asylum seekers on Nauru get schooling
Save the Children is providing schooling for children in Australia's camp for asylum seekers on Nauru. Audio
Swiss Ambassador says Nansen Initiative can help some refugees
Swiss Ambassador to New Zealand points out role of Nansen Initiative after a Kiribati man, seeking to be an environmental refugee, is turned down by New Zealand authorities. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 September 2013
Swiss Ambassador says Nansen Initiative can help environmental refugees; Vanuatu debates whether unexploded bombs pose a real threat to islands; Mormon elder denies banning Samoan language from… Audio
Advocate renews call to close 'hellish' Nauru detention camps
An advocate for the hundreds of asylum seekers incarcerated in three Australian run camps on Nauru says the camps there have become a 'hell-hole' that should be closed. Audio
