Johnny Blades
Grumblings on the grape vine: are seasonal workers treated well in NZ?
Seasonal workers from Vanuatu are the grunt force of New Zealand's growing wine industry, but questions linger over the treatment of workers. Johnny Blades went to Blenheim to learn more.
AudioNZ government looks to protect RSE workers rights
New Zealand's Workplace Relations Minister says the government is taking steps to ensure Pacific seasonal workers' rights are protected. Audio
Sorcery attacks fuelled from 'outside' says PNG Police Minister
Papua New Guinea's Police Minister says "outside influence" is believed to be behind the country's surge in sorcery-related attacks. Audio
Stakes high for NZ seasonal worker recruitment in Solomons
Threats to the safety of a New Zealand recruiter while in Solomon Islands have underlined how desperate people are to join the seasonal worker scheme. New Zealand's decade-old Recognised Seasonal… Audio
Stakes high for NZ seasonal worker recruitment in Solomons
Threats to the safety of a New Zealand seasonal worker recruiter while in Solomon Islands have underlined how desperate people are to join the scheme. Audio
Papua New Guinea sorcery-related attacks: Social media blamed
Social media is being blamed for helping to fan the flames of sorcery-related attacks in Papua New Guinea. Recent horrific attacks have highlighted how PNG's problem with belief in sorcery is… Audio
Social media speculation linked to PNG sorcery related attacks
Social media is being blamed for fanning the flames of sorcery-related attacks in Papua New Guinea. Recent high-profile attacks have highlighted how PNG's problem with belief in sorcery is spiralling… Audio
PNG Leadership Tribunals evidence settings changed
Papua New Guinea Leadership Tribunals will no longer have to follow strict rules of evidence when determining the truth of allegations against elected representatives and department heads.But the… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 25 January 2018
Social media is being blamed for fanning the flames of sorcery-related attacks in Papua New Guinea; the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is out talking to member countries about what they'd like… Audio
PNG sorcery-related attacks an inter-generational horror
A six year old Papua New Guinea girl who was tortured for allegedly using sorcery is to be given protection for the rest of her life, although two months on from the attack the men who tortured her… Audio
