Tagata o te Moana. 2013-02-02. 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:
Solomon Islands teachers stand firm on their strike action; We look closer at the response of the international community to fast-moving political developments in Fiji; The international community has mostly taken a softly softly approach to fast-moving political developments in Fiji over the past month; An Australian priest who was given two days to leave Fiji last week says he is looking at applying for dual citizenship now that Fiji's laws have allowed it; Is there construction work being done on the former French nuclear weapons test site of Moruroa? Papua New Guinea's Attorney General says he wants to reactivate the death penalty despite international data indicating that implementing it does not help reduce crime rates; American Samoa's new Commissioner of Public Safety is seeking permission from the governor and lieutenant governor to allow police officers to carry guns; A Vanuatu diplomatic passport holder says he is the victim of conspiracy theories in the Pacific region; And an on-going dispute over dolphin slaughter.