Don Wiseman
Bougainville weapons disposal exercise finishes
The last of the guns handed in as part of the Bougainville weapons disposal programme, will be placed in an armoury today at Panguna. Audio
Process to fill seat of Tonga's 'Akilisi Pohiva is underway
The Speaker of the Tonga Legislative Assembly has announced nominations have been opened to fill the parliamentary seat made vacant by the death of 'Akilisi Pohiva. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 20 September 2019
New Zealand's Pacific communities want more climate change action for atoll nations; When the United Nations' Climate Summit opens in New York this weekend, one 15-year-old Fijian girl will get the… Audio
Pohiva funeral one of the biggest seen in Tonga
Several thousand people filled Nuku'alofa's First Wesleyan Church to overflowing on Thursday for the funeral of 'Akilisi Pohiva. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 19 September 2019
The stigma of mental illness in Samoa is contributing to the country's stubbornly high suicide rate, an NGO says; the head of the United Nations Population Fund is in New Zealand this week holding… Audio
Senior PNG priest challenges Aust position on refugees, climate
The general secretary of the Papua New Guinea Catholic Bishops Conference is taking Australia to task over its offshore detention centres and its attitude to climate change. Audio
Need in PNG for clear controls on seabed mining - Amet
Former governor of the Papua New Guinea province of Madang, Sir Arnold Amet, wants the government to apply strict controls to any future prospects of seabed mining. Audio
Call to ensure youth have leadership role in disaster readiness
There is a call in Fiji for young people to be included in training on disaster preparedness. Audio
Australia's man in Norfolk says the economy is resilient
The administrator on Norfolk Island has dismissed claims by the Chamber of Commerce that the island is at risk of becoming a failed state. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 13 September 2019
Papua New Guinea's government has pledged a 287-million US dollar (1-billion kina) facility to generate economic development in Bougainville over 10 years; Over two weeks following the mysterious… Audio
Concerns of weevils in Penrhyn coconut palms
Penrhyn Islanders in the Cook Islands fear they may have an infestation of the red palm weevil. Audio
Tonga's democracy beacon, 'Akilisi Pohiva, dies
A sad day in the Pacific with the death of Tonga Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva. Audio
Tonga's Prime Minister, Akilisi Pohiva, has died
He was medevaced to New Zealand from Tonga after suffering from pneumonia. To pay tribute to the long time democracy advocate, we are joined by RNZ Pacific Deputy News Editor, Don Wiseman. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 11 September 2019
Police forces around the Pacific have been caught off guard by the growth of the methamphetamine trade in the region; the governor of Papua New Guinea's capital has promised more public action… Audio
Pacific pension funds look to infrastructure investment
Pacific pension, superannuation, trust and sovereign fund operators want to know how to improve their investments while also contributing to the region. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 10 September 2019
Two former Fiji parliamentary staffers claim they were made to resign over a video they filmed showing the prime minister shoving an opposition MP; a fire on a fishing vessel in the Marshall Islands… Audio
