Johnny Blades
Canberra discredits claims of extensive abuse on Nauru
The Australian government has been accused of trying to divert attention from abuses in its offshore detention camps on Nauru which it has long known about. This follows the release of more than 2,000… Audio
Major PNG resource project at threat of landowner shutdown
Landowners in Papua New Guinea's Hela province have threatened to shut down the country's major LNG (liquefied Natural gas) project today if the government doesn't pay them outstanding benefits. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 11 August 2016
Call for Australia's Nauru camps to close immediately; Pacific utility providers call for sector reform; Cook Islands likely to keep hauling more fishing revenue; Life in limbo ends for boat people on… Audio
Call for caution over Marianas casino rush
There are more signs of community concern about casino developments in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. Since casino operations on the CNMI's main island Saipan were legalised two years ago… Audio
Late Edition for 9 August 2016
Re-opening a debate on close adoptions, the silver lining in this week's storm clouds, and in Dateline Pacific the future of Reo in the Cook Islands. Audio
Australia accused of shirking responsibility
Australia's government has been criticised for shirking responsibility for the plight of asylum seekers and refugees caught up in its offshore processing centres on Nauru and Manus Island, Papua New… Audio
NGO says Australia could do far better by Nauru detainees
Australia's government has refuted most allegations in a new report from Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International finding that Australia continues to intentionally ignore appalling human rights… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 4 August 2016
Community reels after death of five Tongan kiwifruit workers; PNA countries reap licencing revenue; Governance issues linger over Nauru ; A new report from Human Rights Watch urges Australia to… Audio
Nights' Overseas - The Pacific
RNZI senior journalist Johnny Blades discusses two unique sets of small islands facing existential threats. Takuu (also known as Mortlock) is a set of islands in a PNG atoll chain, populated by… Audio
Ramu mining, logging operations resume
A Chinese mining company has been given the green light to resume its Papua New Guinea operations in both mining and logging after both were halted due to deaths of workers. Yet the Ramu Nickel… Audio
US sued over military plans for Marianas islands
A lawsuit against US military proposals for two Northern Marianas islands claims that the US has shifted the goalposts on its plans in the territory. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 29 July 2016
Tonga struggling to rein in corruption, convert aid into projects; Samoa opposition MP condemns govt support for cigarette factory; Five female Pasifika doctors to be honoured; A Samoan family seeks a… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 July 2016
South China Sea ruling could have knock-on effects for Pacific; Former Manus detainee now secretly deported to Christmas Island; Vanuatu island opts for organic solution; Vanuatu business people say… Audio
Vanuatu PM urges MSG to stay true to founding principles
Following the move by the Melanesian Spearhead Group to defer a decision on the United Liberation Movement for West Papua's application to become full members, Vanuatu's prime minister Charlot Salwai… Audio
