Tagata o te Moana. 2008-08-02

Tagata O Te Moana is a round up of news in the Pacific from Radio New Zealand International and broadcast on Radio NZ National on Saturdays at 5.30pm.
This week's edition is presented by Don Wiseman and the items are:

Radio New Zealand Pacific Issues Correspondent Richard Pamatatau reports on the celebrations and coronation of the Tongan Monarch King George Tupou the fifth;
Indonesia is forging ahead with oil palm plantation expansion in its Papua region despite fears for the environmental and social impact;
Fiji's interim Finance Minister says, despite what economists and critics say, the Fiji economy is in recovery mode and improving;
Fiji's tuna longline fishing industry appears to be on the brink of collapse unless the interim government cuts taxes;
The Cook Islands Foreign Minister, Wilkie Rasmussen, is one of three candidates seeking the post of Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum;
A conference in Wellington looks at efforts to help Pacific countries adapt to climate change;
Niue's new leader seeks New Zealand's assistance to build a sustainable economy while Niue is also about to become the first in which all school children will have laptops.