Nuclear Tests
Veterans of nuclear tests still waiting for apology and assurances
50 years on, veterans exposed to nuclear tests in French Polynesia are still waiting for an apology from the government and an assurance that subsequent generations of whanau will have their medical… Video, Audio
Tahiti veterans critical of French visit as compensation lags
Tahiti veterans awaiting compensation for nuclear weapons tests see no value in latest visit by French delegation. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 30 April 2018
Sixty years after Britain conducted its largest nuclear test in Kiribati, veterans continue to demand recognition and compensation; Concern over baby deaths in Fiji hospitals; Touted as an economic… Audio
UK nuclear test veterans pushing for recognition 60 years on
Sixty years after Britain conducted its largest nuclear test in Kiribati, veterans who were there are continuing to demand recognition and compensation, but Britain continues to insist its tests were… Audio
Nuclear bomb North Korea's 'ultimate insurance policy'
There are heightened tensions between the US and North Korea, but military and diplomatic analyst for CNN and retired US Navy admiral, John F. Kirby, doesn't believe they're on the brink of war. Video, Audio
French nuclear weapons tests labelled crime against humanity
French Polynesia's pro-independence opposition labels nuclear weapons tests in the territory a crime against humanity. Audio
Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story
60 years ago, in Maralinga, outback South Australia, the British exploded the first of seven mushroom cloud bombs. We hear from Dr Liz Tynan, who recently released a book: "Atomic Thunder:The… Audio
ICJ rejects Marshalls' nuclear cases
The International Court of Justice has rejected three suits filed by the Marshall Islands against the world's nuclear powers that sought to force them to do more to disarm.
Fight for French compensation over nuke tests wages
Workers affected by the nuclear tests in French Polynesia say they will continue to hold the French Government accountable over the impact. RNZ International's Lucy Smith reports. Audio
French Polynesia continues to fight for nuclear compensation
It's 50 years since the the first nuclear test on Moruroa Atoll. But the fallout for French Polynesia continues. We cross to Tahiti where the anniversary will be marked by protests. Audio
A Lifetime in News
Reminiscing on David Barber's memorable experiences from a 60 year career in journalism; his recently published book is Whizzing All Over the Place - A foreign correspondent's memoir. Audio
Nights' Overseas Reports - Japan
Palmerston North raised journalist Motoko Kakubayashi now resides in Tokyo and works for University of Tokyo's Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, pop. 126,434,964 (est… Audio
The human guinea pigs deliberately exposed to nuclear tests
Australian journalist, Frank Walker, has investigated the deliberate exposure of soldiers to British nuclear tests in Australia in the 1950s and' 60s. Audio