Mike Field

Turmoil in Tonga as its government faces no-confidence, why do indigenous Fijians oppose Voreqe Bainimarama? And let's cheer for Vanuatu's Tanna in next week's Academy Awards! Audio

Has New Zealand presided over a health disaster in its only colony? Audio

Mike Field considers the legacy of Fiji's Voreqe Bainimarama seizing power in a coup one decade on; the Catholic Church on Guam is tearing itself apart over sexual abuse by priests and a Samoan… Audio

Tonga's prime minister looks to be in a despairing state as he claims everybody is trying to bring him down, a bitter row atop Hawaii's highest peak and miracle times featuring holy water and stigmata… Audio

Mike Field on the level of organised crime in the Pacific and Indonesia is under pressure after leaders of seven Pacific countries at the UN called for greater action on West Papua. Audio

Fearing it is emptying the seas China cuts its domestic fishing fleet, but will they move to the Pacific? Audio

Mike Field joins Kathryn to discuss the latest news from the Pacific. Audio

Pacific fears that China is starting to demand payback for all the aid to the region, American Samoa is about to hear whether the US Supreme will consider their citizenship plight, and a final end to… Audio

China's luxury food demand is turning sea cucumber into a lucrative but boom-to-bust business in the Pacific - threatening the environment and lives; Samoa and Tonga re-assert themselves as Christian… Audio

Pacific nations in turmoil over Indonesia's West Papua province, a potent combination of teenage boys, social media and violence has forced Samoa's government to close a major school and a bid to… Audio

Tokelau has a new ferry supplied by the NZ government but a leading maritime publication says it is a debacle and implies it is unsafe, a disastrous South Pacific cyclone season ends tomorrow and… Audio

A wave of corruption arrests in Papua New Guinea with Prime Minister Peter O'Neill in line too. Exciting research shows how ancient and diverse Melanesians are. Also Mike talks about his own… Audio

Mike Field discusses "forgiveness" in Fiji; Pacific Nations' place in world rugby, and health warnings in the region. Audio

Elections in Nauru. Zika outbreak in French Polynesia. Audio