Tagata o te Moana. 2010-10-23. 17:30-18:00.

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

There's growing criticism of New Zealand and Australia over their links with Indonesia's security forces after more violence directed at Papuans; Samoa looks set to get casino despite the opposition of many; French Polynesia may be in facing political and financial strife but the politicians there have dismissed Paris's directions on how to overcome it; The Pacific Institute of Public Policy is calling for a fresh look at regionalism in the Pacific; A Fiji academic says migrants from Fiji are now moving for mostly economic reasons although the political situation may be at the root of it all; Calls are being made for Pacific women to become more political in an effort to improve their personal lives and to make governments more accountable for donor money given to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals and The editor of the Samoa Observer says it is surprising to find Samoa almost as far down a list of press freedom rankings as Fiji.