Tagata o te Moana. 2011-10-01. 17:30-18:00.

News from the Pacific presented by Johnny Blades, Radio New Zealand International. In this weeks programme:
Samoa, Tonga and American Samoa - two years after the devastating tsunami; Pacific Islands tackle a gamut of issues at the UN General Assembly; A UN high-level lifestyle disease meeting sets voluntary targets; Niue's premier defends tougher restrictions on people wanting residency status; The New Zealander John Jonesse, imprisoned for his role in the sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika, is a free man, following a successful appeal against his conviction; The future of InterOil's proposed LNG gas project in Papua New Guinea's Gulf Province is uncertain after the government hit out at the Canadian company over the venture; Niue's premier says tougher restrictions on people wanting residency status on the island are about ensuring people assimilate; The Fiji interim government says plans to establish a casino are progressing well; Allegations that Air Pacific helped finance a controversial decree in Fiji has raised further questions about the new law, already under fire for breaching basic international labour conventions; A pensioners' group in French Polynesia has launched a petition in a bid to stop the Social Welfare Fund, known as the CPS, from giving a 55 million US dollar loan to the cash-strapped government; and The President of the Pacific Region's main media body says scheduling their upcoming summit in Fiji may well help foster better relations between the media and the country's interim military regime.