Tagata o te Moana. 2008-08-09

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:

The Fiji interim Government releases its draft People's Charter to a mixed reception;
Papua struggles to cope as dozens die from cholera;
Public and private groups in Papua New Guinea call for the Government to seek help from around the Pacific to combat escalating crime in the country;
UNICEF has named Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea as having the highest child mortality rates out of all the Pacific nations;
The people of Tuvalu want the Western World to understand the impact of climate change on their nine low lying atolls;
An American hospital ship provides medical aid to thousands in Port Moresby;
A Polynesian schools festival in Porirua;
And, how bands in the Pacific are mixing traditional Pacific music with modern music.