Tagata o te Moana. 2011-01-29. 17:30-18:00.

News from the Pacific presented by Don Wiseman, Radio New Zealand International. In this weeks programme:
Destructive cyclones leave people homeless and hungry across the Pacific; Relief agencies in Vanuatu are working together to get food to people affected by Cyclone Vania two weeks ago; Tuvalu eases back on public order restrictions; the Papua New Guinea government cracks down on Papuans who've crossed the border from Indonesia; political instability in Solomon Islands; Analysts say nickel has been the star performer on global metal exchanges and that's refocused attention on Pacific Island production of the metal; Construction of a rail system in Honolulu Hawaii has received the green light from the Federal Transit Administration; We look at the difficulties imposed by the border between Papua and Papua New Guinea on the region's indigenous people; Tonga's Red Cross distributes more emergency assistance to Ha'apai Islands; We preview this week's climate change summit in American Samoa; We hear about a parliamentary awareness and leadership workshop being held in Tonga this week; A delay in funding from Taiwan deprives Marshall Islands businesses of pay; and Government ministries, hospitals and schools across Solomon Islands are soon to have internet access; The Tuvalu government says it has moderated emergency regulations stopping gatherings of more than ten people on the capital island of Funafuti; The coconut may go a long way in boosting the Marshall Islands' economy; and A geology student from New Zealand's University of Canterbury has begun research in Hawaii on historial tsunamis experienced by Samoa.