Tagata o te Moana. 2012-09-29. 17:30-18:00.

News from the Pacific presented by Don Wiseman of Radio New Zealand International. Programme content provided by broadcaster.

In this weeks programme:
Six now facing manslaughter charges in Tonga over the death of a New Zealand police man; A Tonga law lord is considering suing after perjury charges against him were thrown out; it is the third anniversary of the devastating tsunami that hit the Samoas and Tonga; the struggle to overcome gum disease in the Pacific; Pacific leaders have raised climate change, fisheries and development at the United Nations General Assembly this week; The New Zealand Superannuation Fund this week announced it had ended its investment in the huge copper and gold mine in Indonesia's Papua region operated by US-based multi national Freeport McMoRan; The Vanuatu Rural Development and Training Centre says the need for youth skills training is huge, and is getting bigger; The United States consular agent at the centre of the controversy surrounding garments worn by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their recent visit to Solomon Islands says she has apologised to everyone involved; As more and more Pacific people have access to the internet, the region's media is grappling with how to use social media.