Johnny Blades
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 17 September 2015
Despite Forum outcome, small island states maintain climate fight; We hear about a smorgasbord of opportunity facing Fiji; The new Australian PM unlikely to mean new Pacific policies; Long road to… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 16 September 2015
Tonga aims to regulate youths internet usage; Worsening drought conditions causing concern in Papua New Guinea; UN urges Pacific governments to prepare for worst El Nino emergency; Lions Clubs… Audio
PNG has done well to survive as a democracy, says Namaliu
Reflecting on the anniversary marking his country's four decades of independence, Papua New Guinea's former prime minister Sir Rabbie Namaliu says the country has done well to survive as a democratic… Audio
Tradewinds for 15 September 2015
Tonga considers restricting internet usage for youth; Pacific tuna managers say quota based fisheries system wont work in the region; And loggers in Solomon Islands unhappy with courts releasing… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 10 September 2015
Palau's President says the voice of Small Island States needs to be heard at the Pacific Islands Forum; A conservation campaign in Fiji is backed by a chief in one of the most highly-fished areas; A… Audio
PNG speaker's "reformation" agenda proves divisive
Opposition is mounting to so-called reformation plans by the speaker of Papua New Guinea's parliament which have seen the removal and destruction of prized cultural artefacts amid a rise in… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 3 September 2015
24 unconfirmed deaths blamed on PNG drought; Tongan language week celebrated; Kiribati moves to create a youth justice system to keep children out of adult prisons; Six months after Cylcone Pam… Audio
PNG petrol supply at threat over Puma issues
Papua New Guinea's major petrol supplier Puma energy is negotiating with the government after it warned that the country is set to run out of petrol in the coming weeks as the company winds down its… Audio
Effects of El Nino drought felt across Melanesia
The 2015 El Niño phase is causing major disruptions to food production across Melanesia Audio
PNG drought shaping up to be worse than '97
A specialist in Papua New Guinea agriculture and food says the drought gripping the country will place a range of great strains on many people. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 August 2015
Three rescued from sorcery attack in PNG Highlands; Pacific missing gravity of youth unemployment issues: SPC; Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court halts the deportation of asylum seekers from Manus… Audio
Papua New Guinea
The drought crisis affecting the Papua New Guinea Highlands region (and what the government is doing about it) - with RNZI senior correspondent Johnny Blades. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 26 August 2015
Pacific buffered from falling Chinese markets; plans to repeal Cooks anti-homosexual laws cause concern; company lays out blueprint to grow Fiji's sugar industry; alleged environmental disaster at the… Audio
