Tagata o te Moana. 2009-03-14

Tagata o Te Moana is a weekly 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 Megan Whelan and the items are:

New Zealand and Australia are accused of being heavy handed with Pacific countries in trade negotiations;
Concerns about the future direction of New Zealand's aid programme;
American Samoan airline Inter island Air has unveiled plans to become a regional hub;
Fiji's political leaders meet to discuss the Presidential Dialogue Forum;
Papua New Guinea's AIDS Council is accused of massive corruption;
Alarming HIV/AIDS figures in Māori and Pacific communities in New Zealand;
A Government plan to provide free schooling for primary children in Papua New Guinea;
Plans to preserve water supplies in Kiribati;
The Samoa government gives the go-ahead for an inter-School Sports competition.