Tagata o te Moana. 2002-02-08

Tagata O Te Moana is produced by Radio NZ International, broadcast on Radio NZ National on Saturdays at 5.30pm.

This week's edition is presented by Elma MaUa and the items include:
Tropical Cyclone Gene has caused devastation in Fiji, killing seven people and damaging houses, roads, and electricity and water supplies;
Campaigning has resumed in French Polynesia ahead of the second round of an early general election to choose a new 57-member assembly;
Tonga's state of emergency is likely to remain in place for three more months. It was first imposed after the November 2006 riots in Nukualofa;
An academic at Australia's Center for Independent Studies, Helen Hughes, wants Australia to consider giving Nauru association status because it cannot stand on its own;
Phoenix Islands in Kiribati are set to become the world's largest protected area;
Three seasonal workers have been sent home to Samoa for misbehaving; and
Two British detectives are to receive awards for bringing Pitcairn Island's sex abusers to trial.