Johnny Blades
9am World, Pacific and Sports News for 18 November 2016
the latest world, Pacific and sports news. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 17 November 2016
Calls for Fiji media authority to reveal FBC TV findings; Cooks marine resources bill called flawed; PNG looks to implement a national action plan on sorcery; Fiji's NFP says government should lift… Audio
Cancellation of PNG lease system welcomed
Papua New Guinea's National Research Institute has welcomed news that all Special Agriculture Business Leases in PNG are being cancelled, and says the next step is to ensure they are converted to… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 16 November 2016
Pacific urged to take united approach to SDGs; Pacific churches up their call for human rights justice; Australia's plan to resettle Nauru and Manus Island refugees in the US could leave hundreds… Audio
LNG revenues being used for national budget - PNG treasurer
Papua New Guinea's Treasurer says the government is already benefitting from the PNG Liquefied Natural Gas Project in its budget despite revenues being tied up servicing debt. Audio
Questions over new tax rate for PNG log exports
Questions have been raised over the PNG government's commitment to holding the logging industry to account after log exports tax hike. Audio
Renewables better alternative for PNG
A group campaigning against investment in coal in Papua New Guinea says that the economic benefits from coal development are not that great and that renewable energy sources are a better alternative.
…PNG patience wearing thin with Australia over Manus
Papua New Guinea's government has appealed for international help in resettling refugees held on Manus Island. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 7 November 2016
Training and awareness to fight human trafficking in PNG; Tests show soaring pollution levels in Marshalls capital; Better networks for development needed in the Pacific; Guam close to opening… Audio
Indonesia's Pacific diplomacy takes on new edge
Indonesian diplomatic overtures to the Pacific Islands region over West Papua have taken on a new dimension, after Indonesia's Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu urged Australia to pass on a message… Audio
Climate change link to West Papua resource exploitation probed
Climate change and pernicious resource extraction in West Papua have a deep connection. A conference underway in Sydney is seeking common solutions to these two major areas of concern to people in the… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 3 November 2016
Fiji internet cafe owner awaits justice one year on; Cuts to spending raised taxes are the main features of PNGs new budget; A taste of Pasifika in the Bay could aid student learning; More analysis on… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 2 November 2016
UN profoundly concerned by Australian boat people ban; Weeklong forum on women's rights underway in Solomons; Pacific countries on track to eliminate filariasis; Fiji proposes trade restrictions for… Audio
Jakarta asks Australia to lean on Pacific states over Papua
Indonesia has asked Australia to pass on a message to Solomon Islands and other Pacific states that they should not interfere in Indonesian domestic affairs regarding West Papua or invite West Papuans… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 31 October 2016
Brothers-in-law vye for Palau presidency; Full extent of NCDs in the region yet to be acknowledged; Rights advocates want Fiji's Prime Minister to honour his recent stance on torture; The rebuild for… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 October 2016
Cooks police apologise for communication problems but defend actions; Niue to seek UN membership; High-acheiving youth seek turnaround on Pasifika stats; Fiji media regulator urged to act without… Audio
Nights' Overseas - Pacific
RNZI senior journalist Johnny Blades on the ever shifting balance of international power and influence within the Pacific. There are some quite intriguing geopolitical movements playing out in the… Audio
