Johnny Blades
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 10 March 2016
Concerns for children in Fiji as slow recovery continues; UN moves to tackle women's needs in Fiji; Suspended Nauru MPs hit by new visa restrictions; Marshall Islands facing extreme high tides; Fiji… Audio
PNG faced with capacity challenge on forest conservation
A report by the Forest Trends NGO says Papua New Guinea is receiving far less finance for forest conservation than most other countries with large tropical forests, and must do a lot of work to build… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 10 March 2016
Concerns for children in Fiji as slow recovery continues; UN moves to tackle women's needs in Fiji; Suspended Nauru MPs hit by new visa restrictions; Marshall Islands facing extreme high tides; Fiji… Audio
Netherlands aims for sustainability in West Papua
The Netherlands government notes progress in a community policing programme it is funding in West Papua and takes stock of central problems around the involvement of West Papuans in development. Audio
PNG could see US$80m benefits from seabed mining
A new report says seabed mining could see Papua New Guinea reap economic benefits of 80 million US dollars over two years. Audio
Vanuatu govt releases 100-day list
Political reform is an overriding concern for the new Vanuatu government in a list of policies and activities to be achieved in its first 100 days in office, released this week. Audio
Senior PNG policeman under misconduct spotlight
Papua New Guinea's police commissioner Gary Baki has provided some clarity about allegations of misconduct against a senior policeman, Andy Bawa, whose posting to the police command in the Western… Audio
Cyclones a test for Pacific RSE workers
Fijians working in New Zealand as seasonal workers have spoken of the anxious times they had when Cyclone Winston devastated their country. Audio
Cyclones a test for Pacific RSE workers
Pacific Islanders working in New Zealand's horticulture or viticulture industries under the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme face a test of character when cyclones ravage their homeland while they… Audio
New book notes Australia's neglected understanding of PNG
A new book by Australian author Sean Dorney laments that knowledge of Papua New Guinea is seriously lacking in his country despite being the two neighbouring countries having a former colonial… Audio
Pacific workers make an impact on NZ horticulture
Pacific workers brought to New Zealand under the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme are seen as vital the growth of horticulture in this country. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 25 February 2016
More on the aftermath of cyclone Winston in Fiji, we speak to people in battered homes waiting for help; Thousands in evacuation centres as the clean-up begins; Fiji's biggest earner tourism has taken… Audio
PNG government denies dragging chain on SABLs
Papua New Guinea's Forestry Minister has defended the government's handling of the controversial Special Agricultural Business Lease system, saying there will be action to conclude the matter soon. Audio
Questions over business model at heart of PNG logging
There are questions over the business model of Papua New Guinea's lucrative logging industry after a new report released by the US-based research group, The Oakland Institute, exposed a web of tax… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 February 2016
Tears and hope "in the eye of the storm" - climate change in the Pacific; High water temperatures trouble the Pacific; Engagement of men needed for Pacific sexual health; Funding for PNG elections… Audio
Nights' Overseas Reports - The Pacific
RNZI senior journalist Johnny Blades on our adjacent neighbours, the nations within the Pacific Ocean, pop 11,400,060 (est. 2015)... imminent independence referendums in two Pacific territories: New… Audio
