Tagata o te Moana. 2010-08-28. 17:30-18:00.

News from the Pacific presented by Don Wiseman, Radio New Zealand International. In this weeks programme:

Solomon Islands choose a new leader; Tonga's emergency regulations set to stay in place until after the November election; New Zealand is called on to back a plan to try and ensure the Pacific tuna harvest is sustainable; We hear of concerns in Papua New Guinea that children are disappearing withour trace; Cabinet ministers in the Cook Islands have this week discussed holding a national referendum on political reform during the November general elections; Government workers in the Northern Marianas look set to bear the brunt of austerity measures in the budget for the coming fiscal year; A climate change campaigner says it's time to get away from the perception that pacific nations will migrate to New Zealand if their islands are made uninhabitable by climate change; The French high commissioner in Noumea, Yves Dassonville, says France is keen to avoid a referendum outcome in New Caledonia that would quash any chance for the territory ever becoming independent.