Tagata o te Moana. 2013-03-30. 17:30-18:00.

News from the Pacific presented by Don Wiseman of Radio New Zealand International.

In this weeks programme:

1. Vanuatu's newly installed government is already facing the threat of a vote of no confidence.

2. Fiji's Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama says consultation on the regime's draft constitution may be extended.

3. Mick Beddoes, a spokesperson for the United Front for a Democratic Fiji, says they totally reject the regime's draft constitution.

4. Pacific islands seem more optimistic about energy security after obtaining more funding and investment at this week's Pacific Energy Summit in Auckland.

5. Transparency Solomon Islands says it will ask communities around the country to help monitor spending by members of parliament.

6. The Cook Islands community has united to combat a problem many feel is dominating the country - youth crime.

7. It is feared that people living with HIV in the Pacific will be more vulnerable to discrimination, and advocacy and prevention measures could disappear, as a result of the Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation closing.