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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 29 April 2015
Solomons commission wants tax free public service; Last chance for Pacific kava export market; More on a proposed PNG law requiring 10 per cent of political party candidates to be women; Fiji… Audio
China not playing fairly in Pacific fishery, says WWF
The World Wildlife Fund says China is not playing fairly in the Pacific ocean fishery, with the expansion of Chinese longliners in particular having created a crisis for local fishing industries, and… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 23 April 2015
Vanuatu's latest damage assessment has revealed a greater need for international assistance;Tonga yet to ratify CEDAW despite public announcements of its intentions to do so;New Australian laws ould… Audio
Mood for autonomy grows among PNG's provinces
The mood for more autonomy is growing among Papua New Guinea's provinces amid the country's continued development struggles. Audio
Papua New Guinea - Calls for more autonomy grow
The mood for more autonomy is growing among Papua New Guinea's provinces. While the call for more devolution of powers from central government to the provinces is not new, PNG's continued development… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 16 April 2015
FSM appeals to Obama for relief assistance; Phone txts lead anti-corruption campaign in PNG; Niue says no to visitors taking uga home; Education controversy in Fiji; Concern over Aus bill for use of… Audio
Indonesia's Human Rights Commission calls for new Paniai probe
Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission has announced that it will recommend a pro-justicia inquiry into killings of four students in Papua province last year. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 9 April 2015
In Micronesia, aid delivery struggles following Typhoon Maysak; Vanuatu opens marine protected areas for cyclone victims; The UN says criticism of the Vanuatu government's aid response is unfounded… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 8 April 2015
Death of Fiji journalist reignites domestic violence discourse; UN worried about infant nutrition in Vanuatu; Vanuatu coastal fisheries under pressure after cyclone Pam; Auckland's Pasifika Festival… Audio
Chinese diplomat explains Beijing's approach in the Pacific
China's Ambassador to New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue, Wang Lutong, defends his country's aid approach in the region and discusses what distinguishes it from the aid programmes of Australia and New… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 2 April 2015
Typhoon Maysak cutting a destructive path through Micronesia; PNG seeks to capitalise on LNG stage; The reconstruction of houses is underway in Vanuatu with the aid of Red Cross; A United Nations body… Audio
PNG seeks to capitalise on LNG stage
The Asian Development Bank says the jury is still out on whether Papua New Guinea's government is managing the windfall from the landmark LNG gas project for the long-term benefit of the country. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 1 April 2015
Typhoon Maysak tears through Micronesia; New approach to aid advocated for Vanuatu donors; Fiji govt boosts funding in rice sector; Concerns in Fiji over process for new flag; Tokelau elders concerned… Audio
