Tagata o te Moana. 2014-05-31. 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. An Australian government report into fatal violence at the Manus Island asylum seeker detention centre in Papua New Guinea, has identified anger and frustration at Australia's resettlement plans as the reason for the violent protests.

2. The executive director of Australia's Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre, David Manne, says there must an investigation, with the powers of a commission of inquiry, into the violence.

3. A new report has revealed the first hard evidence of high levels of mental illness in Australia's asylum seeker camps.

4. Questions have been raised over the legality of the new political party of the Fiji regime leader, Rear Admiral Frank Bainimarama

5. There are calls for the New Zealand Government to allocate more resources to maintaining the Samoan language, with critics saying a week dedicated to the language is just not enough.

6. The St George Illawarra Dragons are hoping to tap into Samoa's local rugby league talent after spending four days testing players with an eye to bringing them over to Australia.