Jamie Tahana
Tagata o te Moana for 13 June 2020
Anger that Australia is in line for a New Zealand travel bubble before the Cook Islands, whose people are New Zealand citizens. Crisis at the University of the South Pacific: A vice-chancellor is… Audio
Realm countries want bubble with NZ, but NZ resists
Pressure is mounting on the New Zealand government to open a travel bubble with its realm countries. Audio
Outrage in the Pacific over lack of urgency for travel bubble
There's been outrage in the Cook Islands in response to New Zealand's lack of urgency in considering a travel bubble with the country.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said repeatedly New Zealand… Audio
Cook Islands businesses plead for travel bubble with NZ
Cook Islands businesses plead for travel bubble with NZ. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 8 June 2020
Some victories for opponents to major constitutional changes before Samoa's parliament, but the fight is far from over; A Cook Islands family pleads for leniency so they can attend their father's… Audio
Some victories for Samoa constitutional changes
In Samoa there have been some victories for opponents to three controversial bills the government had been trying to rush though parliament in recents months. Audio
Tagata o Te Moana for 6 June 2020
A dire warning from Tuvalu's prime minister, who says that without more international help,some Pacific economies may collapse; We hear about the ordeal faced by two Marshall Islands fisherman who… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 5 June 2020
A dire warning from Tuvalu's prime minister, who says that without more international help,some Pacific economies may collapse; A court finds the Indonesian government acted illegally in cutting… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 4 June 2020
New Zealand's Pacific community is galvanised by the Black Lives Matter protests in the US; A bad week for opposition figures in Papua New Guinea; the opposition leader finds out he's still suspended… Audio
Setbacks for PM's opponents as PNG parliament resumes
Papua New Guinea's parliament resumed this week with political opponents of prime minister James Marape suffering setbacks. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 3 June 2020
We hear about the ordeal faced by two Marshall Islands fisherman who spent 42 days adrift at sea; The suspension of Sodelpa leaves a big challenge for Fiji's 3 remaining opposition MPs; And, Tongan… Audio
The story of two men who spent 42 days adrift at sea
Two men who spent 42 days drifting across the northern Pacific in a small boat with no motor, have finally returned home to the Marshall Islands. Audio
