Tagata o te Moana. 2011-07-30. 17:30-18:00.

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

Solomon Islands reports a suurge in sexually transmitted diseases and more prostitution; The improvements being made to sanitation on the Cook Islands main island; Is Niue about to welcome an influx of Chinese? What happens when coconut oil is sought after as fuel? A group of teenage boys from New Zealand have seen life from a different perspective in a school visit to remote parts of Fiji; A Solomon Islands fisherman says environmentalists should learn about local customs before coming in and telling people what to do; The Vanuatu theatre group Wan Smol Bag is for the first time being paid by the Government to produce a play about sexual harassment on video; A Samoan/New Zealand movie has been selected to compete at one of the oldest and most prestigious film festivals in the world; and A forum in Auckland discussing the survival of Pacific Languages has revealed different opinions on the best way forward for communities living in New Zealand.