South Pacific
Food to fix the world
The Pacific Food Lab is a organisation aiming to change the way we think about, create and consume food with the hopes of improving our health and the environment. Big goals. This week on Voices, we… Audio
The 'Forrest Gump' of the Captain Cook story
Author and historian Hampton Sides' latest book, The Exotic: Intrigue and Cultural Ruin in the Age of Imperialism, tells the remarkable story of Mai, a central figure in the story of Captain James… Audio
Preserving the endangered Tokelauan language
Less than 4000 people speak Tokelauan, and the majority of them live in New Zealand - rather than in Tokelau itself. Audio
Song by virtual K-Pop group tops Billboard chart
A virtual Korean pop group, featuring characters from the League of Legends game has taken the number one spot on the Billboard chart. Video, Audio
Hope fading for timely Pacific Bubble
The harsh economic realities of tourists staying away from Island holidayspots are really starting to bite. Audio
Discovering the ocean floor's secrets
The JOIDES Resolution is a research ship that drills into the ocean floor, taking samples then studying those sampes to see what secrets they reveal. Audio, Gallery
'Maori were hugely admiring of Cook as a leader'
Author Graeme Lay says it's misleading for people to accuse Captain James Cook as being an imperialist and a destroyer of cultures, when he was largely revered by Maori in New Zealand. Audio
Ardern pledges $150m at Tuvalu climate change talks
Pacific Island leaders are still in their retreat at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu, trying to find consensus on their commitments to addressing climate change.
Discussions were expected to be… Audio
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN: Some Enchanted Evening - encore
Performed by baritone Julien Van Mellaerts and pianist James Baillieu at their concert for Chamber Music New Zealand, Dr John Gallagher Concert Chamber, Hamilton, 10 April 2019. Audio
South Pacific's biggest tourism project to be finalised
French Polynesia is awaiting the final signatures to kickstart the biggest tourism project the South Pacific has seen. $US700 million (NZ$1 billion) is the projected cost of the Tahitian Village which… Audio
Ardern, Peters questioned on China's Pacific influence
The Prime Minister has faced questions during her visit to Samoa about China's growing influence in the South Pacific. Her government is visiting Foreign Minister Winston Peters has said the "reset"… Audio
Urbanist Bill McKay
Bill McKay discusses urban issues in the South Pacific's towns and cities. Audio
The Pasifika food revolution
With Auckland's first downtown Pacific restaurant Kai Pasifika now up and running, chef Robert Oliver is planning his next move – a Pacific Islands health initiative which will include a reality TV… Audio, Gallery
Expedition unlocks 70-million-year-old secrets of Zealandia
A nine-week voyage to study the lost, submerged continent of Zealandia in the South Pacific has shed new light on how plants and animals may have arrived in this country. The research vessel JOIDES… Audio
Phosphate mining plans take shape in French Polynesia
An Australian company hopes to resume mining phosphate in French Polynesia's Makatea Island in the Tuamotu group. Audio
South Pacific
Elric Hooper and Des Wilson look at the history of Rodgers and Hammerstein's great musical. Audio
South Pacific - Tim Beveridge and Tizane McEvoy
Tim Beveridge and Tizane McEvoy are starring in Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical, South Pacific. They'll be touring from Kerikeri in the Far North, to Invercargill in the Far South… Audio
Leaders need to take deeper regional approach
The head of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Dame Meg Taylor has thrown down the gauntlet to Pacific island leaders saying they need to take a deeper regional approach to solving problems and… Audio