Johnny Blades
Lawsuit seeks US military openness on Marianas plans
The US military is being urged to fully disclose the impacts of its live-fire plans for the Northern Marianas. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 19 October 2017
Uncertainty remains over New Caledonia referendum roll; Lawsuit seeks US military openness on Marianas plans;Ill Samoa leader flying back to Apia this weekend; UN told Australia's offshore detention… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 18 October 2017
Taiwan presidential visit expected to yield more aid for Pacific; NZ focus at Fiji talks on how to administer Paris Agreement; Tonga turns up the heat to reduce tobacco use; New Zealand launches a new… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 13 October 2017
Polynesian Panthers hope their history will inspire the next generation; New collaboration required on climate, says Commonwealth head; Economist sees benefits in PACER Plus trade deal; First… Audio
New collaboration required on climate, says Commonwealth head
The Commonwealth Secretary-General says new types of collaboration are required by the Pacific and other regions to respond to natural disasters. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 12 October 2017
Samoa's national public inquiry into family violence ends; Fight continues over giant Hawaiian telescope plan; Manus Island to Nauru transfer offer 'shameful'; Dramatic drop in Pacific overstayer… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 12 October 2017
Manus Island to Nauru transfer offer 'shameful'; Dramatic drop in Pacific overstayer numbers to NZ; Evacuees in limbo as emergency extended even with Vanuatu volcano calming down; Tonga's caretaker… Audio
Divisions in hierarchy hampering PNG police force
A former top policeman in Papua New Guinea has urged the constabulary to urgently address divisions in its upper hierarchy. This comes as the National Capital District's metropolitan police commander… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 11 October 2017
Vanuatu volcano calms down; Niue moves from fishing to marine conservation; New Caledonia referendum process overshadowed by row in Paris; New research suggests the tying of Australia's aid programme… Audio
Cassava-made plastic bags could work better for the Pacific
A bioplastics specialist says plastic bags made from cassava starch could have merit in the Pacific. But Dr Florian Graichen of the New Zealand crown research institute Scion says people should always… Audio
UN urged to resolve Papuan self-determination
An international law specialist says the UN should resolve the unfinished business of West Papuan self-determination. Melinda Janki has analysed the adherence to international law in the transferral… Audio
Indonesia disputes veracity of West Papuan petition
Indonesia has disputed the veracity of a West Papuan petition to the United Nations seeking self-determination. Indonesia's government says the petition is a hoax, but advocates for West Papuans say… Audio
PNG police stretched to the limit by ongoing election violence
Papua New Guinea police are struggling to contain ongoing election violence in Southern Highlands province where two police officers were killed in the weekend. The police commissioner Gary Baki says… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 29 September 2017
Vanuatu volcano islands evacuation effort in full swing; A possible watershed for moment for West Papuan independence; NZ approach to Cooks Super called 'selective means testing'; Sport: Momentum… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 28 September 2017
Entire exodus ordered on Vanuatu's Ambae; Bougainville says O'Neill ill-informed in referendum comments; Pacific leaders join call for a world free of nuclear weapons; Vatulele islanders want resort… Audio
Ambae - pacific island evacuation
Vanuatu's cabinet has just announced it will evacuate the entire island of Ambae due to the threat from the Manaro volcano. Audio
Fiery debate over West Papua at UN General Assembly
The issue of West Papuan self-determination has again been the subject of fiery debate at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Audio
Former Vanuatu PM calls for consistent foreign policy
A Vanuatu opposition MP and former prime minister, Sato Kilman, says the government should be careful to act consistently on foreign policy, with regards to its position on West Papua and a border… Audio
