Tagata o te Moana. 2009-06-06

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

Fiji's Methodist Church is not giving up it fight to hold its annual conference, despite a decision by the military-led regime to cancel the event;
A Chinese company building a nickel mine in Papua New Guinea runs into more environmental complaints;
Advice on what the Pacific island countries should do to help them cope with the global downturn;
A bid by PNG's disabled to get a seat in Parliament;
Some of Tahiti's Pomare family introduce the man they say should be King;
Pressure is mounting on the PNG government to prove it is stepping up its game in the tourism sector;
New Zealand Immigration Minister, Dr Jonathan Coleman, says changes to the controversial Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme, introduce greater transparency;
A Polynesian drama troupe is using Shakespeare's Othello to examine the role of race in modern Pacific countries.