Tagata o te Moana. 2014-10-04. 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. Australia's government has accused the charity, Save The Children, of fabricating stories about abuse at Canberra's asylum seeker detention centre on Nauru.

2. The Fiji Law Society is up and running again and among its plans for the future are taking concerns about certain decrees to the government.

3. French Polynesia's criminal court is to examine the now defunct and illegal espionage service of the disgraced former president Gaston Flosse.

4. MPs from Sanma province in Vanuatu's north are showing keen interest in a controversial plan for a major local nickel development.

5. Environment specialists from around the Pacific region are meeting in the Marshall Islands to address issues such as disaster preparedness, climate funding and alternative energy.

6. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii has this month ceased its tsunami warning and watch advice service.

7. American Samoa has more than 4,000 new lawful residents after immigration amnesty was provided under a bill signed by the Governor.

8. At just over 3,500 people, the Tuvalu population is one of the smallest Pacific groups in New Zealand. But close-knit community groups continue to keep the language alive. Last week Tuvalu Language was celebrated across New Zealand.