Tagata o te Moana. 2008-10-25

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

Papua New Guinea's Government says its population will double in the next 25 years unless efforts are made to reduce family size;
Women across the Pacific are calling for a United Nations resolution safeguarding women's rights to be given real power;
A study of youth from four Pacific nations has found those living in New Zealand are more likely to be either overweight or obese;
Tentative steps have been taken this week to find more common ground between the two French Pacific territories of New Caledonia and French Polynesia;
Worries about media freedom in Vanuatu;
The struggle the White House faces trying to create a marine national monument (or reserve) in the Northern Marianas
A series of cooking demonstrations are being run for Pacific Island people living in New Zealand to promote food safety and healthy eating.
A Pitcairn Islander, Betty Christian, has been made a Member of Order of the British Empire for her 44 years of service to the island.