Tagata o te Moana. 2011-10-29. 17:30-18:00.

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Year
2011
Reference
161911
Media type
Audio
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Series
Tagata o te Moana, 2001-
Categories
Nonfiction radio programs
Pacific Island radio programs
Radio news programs
Radio programs
Sound recordings
Duration
00:30:00
Broadcast Date
29 Oct 2011
Credits
RNZ Collection
Husband, Annell, Presenter
Radio New Zealand (estab. 1989), Broadcaster

News from the Pacific presented by Annell Husband, Radio New Zealand International. In this weeks programme:
International pressure mounts for Indonesia to address growing unrest and violence in its Papua region; Landowners in Bougainville succed in bringing the mining company Rio Tinto to court to face charges of genocide and war crimes; Pacific Island countries affected by drought welcome rain; Environment groups have stepped up efforts to put pressure on the Papua New Guinea government to suspend logging; Kiribati is known internationally as a country at tremendous risk from rising sea levels due to climate change; Fiji economist Wadan Narsey says Fiji pensioners could face losses of up to 400 million US dollars after another risky investment by the Fiji National Provident Fund; A prominent immigration lawyer says foreign workers in the Northern Marianas should feel assured the U.S constitution will support them if their right to live and work in the CNMI is questioned; The refusal of Noumea's main cinema to show a feature film based on the Ouvea massacre has raised allegations of political pressure and censorship in New Caledonia;