Johnny Blades
Dateline Pacific for 3 July 2020
Bougainville elections could bring fresh impetus to post-referendum process; Fiji govt targets growing drug threat; Fake news and disinformation in West Papua. Audio
Bougainville elections could bring impetus to post-referendum
A widely open field in Bougainville's upcoming elections could bring fresh leadership into the autonomous Papua New Guinea region's post-independence referendum consultation process. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 2 July 2020
Fiji Civil Society warns of humanitarian crisis; Dozens of Marshallese covid-19 deaths in Arkansas; Samoan seafarers stranded in the Caribbean; Tonga looks at chicken farming on a grand scale. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 1 July 2020
Solomons largest repatriation exercise underway; Tahiti, eyeing a travel bubble, reopens to visitors; Former All Black looks to connect Pasifika communities with NZ Rugby; Fiji's Sodelpa has work cut… Audio
The potential for off-field roles for Pasifika in NZ rugby
Former All Black Saveatama Eroni Clarke wants to tap into the potential of New Zealand's Pasifika community. The Apia-born Clarke has begun work as New Zealand Rugby's first Pasifika Engagement… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 30 June 2020
Seabed mining company projects opportunity for Pacific to help usher in societal change; Pacific trade changes required as part of Australia's 'Step Up'; Te Papa appoints first Pasifika head of… Audio
Company projects 'legacy for society' from seabed mining
A mining company has projected an opportunity for Pacific Island countries to help usher in societal change. DeepGreen metals says the polymetallic nodules which can be accessed on the Pacific… Audio
Barrick flags thousands of job cuts in PNG
Thousands of Papua New Guineans are to lose jobs due to an impasse at a Highlands gold mine. Canadian company Barrick Gold says it has to lay off most staff at its Porgera gold mine operations in Enga… Audio
Rights defenders targetted as racism against Papuans exposed
Indonesian human rights workers say racism remains a major problem in West Papua, and one which the government has been slow in responding to. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 22 June 2020
Crucial identity and immigration reckoning for the Cook Islands; NZ covid-19 border slip-up highlights 'unfair' system for Pasifika; Push for more women's seats in Bougainville as the election process… Audio
Tagata o Te Moana for 20 June 2020
Coronavirus setback dampens enthusiasam for a New Zealand travel bubble into the Pacific; NZ covid-19 border slip-up highlights 'unfair' system for Pasifika; The struggle for Marshallese to cope with… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 19 June 2020
NZ coronavirus setback dampens enthusiasam for a New Zealand travel bubble into the Pacific; The struggle for Marshallese to cope with Covid in the US, Fiji's police leadership in spotlight as… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 18 June 2020
Cook Islands prime minister Henry Puna that he's to stand down; Democracy tested as Vanuatu opposition suspended; Solomons police probe amid Malaita stoush with Honiara over China ties; Why is Samoa's… Audio
Democracy tested as Vanuatu opposition suspended
Vanuatu's entire opposition has been suspended from parliament for two sitting days. Audio
Solomons police probe amid Malaita stoush with Honiara
Police in Solomon Islands are investigating the Malaita Provincial government for allegedly seditious conduct in an ongoing saga over the country's diplomatic switch from Taiwan to China. Audio
