Tagata o te Moana. 2014-02-22. 17:30-18:00.

A weekly wrap-up of news, issues and current affairs from the Pacific. The programme is broadcast nationwide every Saturday evening on Radio New Zealand National and is produced by the newsroom of Radio New Zealand International. The following rundown is supplied from the broadcaster’s news system:

1. There are conflicting reports about this week's violence at Australia's asylum seeker camp in Papua New Guinea, but it has been confirmed that a 23-year old man has been killed [i.e. Reza Berati].

2. Australia has joined New Zealand in easing its stance on Fiji seven months before the elections promised by the Bainimarama regime.

3. A number of health experts, university professors, dentists and dietitians are wanting to make the Pacific sugary-drink free by 2030.

4. The Ministry of Health in Fiji says three people have died of dengue fever.

5. The Tonga Ministry of Health is investigating complaints from cyclone victims on Ha'apai about the quality of canned fish sent to them.

6. The Fiji Prime Minister's [i.e. Frank Bainimarama] condemnation of violence towards women is ringing hollow for some who suffered beatings at the hands of his military after the coup.

7. The Te Mato Vai water project, one of the largest infrastructure projects to be undertaken in the Cook Islands, has been officially launched.