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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 25 September 2013
Transparency Int'l Fiji focuses on reform and prevention efforts; Arming of police officers in American Samoa to become reality; Lack of maintenance factor in Marshalls capital building disrepair… Audio
Solomon Islands cabinet appoints local Police Commissioner
A new police commissioner is appointed in Solomon Islands who is not the first choice of the country's Police services Commission. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 24 September 2013
Solomon Islands cabinet appoints local as Police Commissioner; TI in Vanuatu says 50 year contract on airport deal a serious concern; Improvements to be made to health labs in the Pacific; PNG women… Audio
PNG government move to take over Ok Tedi Mine
Papua New Guinea's government makes its move to take over full ownership of the Ok Tedi copper and gold mine. Audio
Concerns over PNG government move for Ok Tedi and SDP
Concerns around moves by Papua New Guinea's government to over ownership of the Ok Tedi mine and the PNG Sustainable Development Programme. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 19 September 2013
Concerns over PNG govt move for Ok Tedi and SDP; New measure designed to deter pokie machine users in PNG; PNG's Polye selected as chairman of World Bank and IMF; Tonga group aiming to export ngatu… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 19 September 2013
Concerns over PNG govt move for Ok Tedi and SDP; New measure designed to deter pokie machine users in PNG; PNG's Polye selected as chairman of World Bank and IMF; Tonga group aiming to export ngatu… Audio
Late Edition for 18 September 2013
Plans to expand oil exploration, talking with dolphins, and in Dateline Pacific why Niue will host two elephants heading for Auckland Zoo. Audio
PNG's Polye selected as chairman of World Bank and IMF
Papua New Guinea's Treasurer Don Polye has been selected to be the next chairman of the board of governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 18 September 2013
Vanuatu authorities suspect large marine species smuggling ring; Central Pacific shipping regulator to get backing this week ; Fiji civil servant association slams alleged report of pay hikes… Audio
Black Cat Track victim sees the best and worst of PNG
One of the victims of the deadly attack on a group of trekkers in Papua New Guinea's Morobe Province says that through this horrific experience he has seen the best and worst of PNG. Audio
PNG Lands Ministry to review questionable land dealings
Papua New Guinea's Ministry of Lands says it is undertaking a process to review questionable land deals throughout the country. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 16 September 2013
Legislation drawn up in PNG to address passenger ship safety; PNG Lands Ministry to open up a box of questionable land dealings; Men in flood-hit Solomons province urged to think of women's struggle… Audio
Call for change in the way land is managed in PNG
As PNG's resources boom has driven the country's remarkable economic growth in recent years, the tentacles of corporate interests have gained a tightening grip on land. prompting calls for an overhaul… Audio
1:29 Pacific Regional News for 13 September 2013
The latest Pacific regional news. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 12 September 2013
A deadly attack on a tourist trekking group in PNG; Pacific concerned that Australia's aid cuts will hit those most in need; The Australian think tank, the Lowy Institute, has urged the incoming… Audio