Tagata o te Moana. 2008-03-22. 17:30-18:00.

Items include:
The Solomon Islands Governor General has warned parliament that the country can't keep relying on the forestry industry to be its economic base;
Closing submissions have been heard in the Suva High Court, in the challenge to the legality of the Fiji military coup;
Niue is gearing up for its biggest event in years - the 2008 Pacific islands leaders summit - and it is looking for funding from a variety of sources;
Voters in Mahina in French Polynesia have re-elected as the local mayor, Emile Vernaudon, the incumbent who is a jailed fraud suspect;
A new campaign to tackle the rise of hiv/aids as well as sexually transmitted diseases is to be launched by the National Aids Council in Papua New Guinea;
Tonga says it needs more remittances from expatriates in order to improve its balance of payments position;
A tick fever outbreak among cattle in New Caledonia could have a big impact on the territory's economy;
And, New Zealand unveils plans to help Indonesia develop community policing in the Papua region.