Tagata o te Moana. 2009-08-01

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 Johnny Blades and the items are:

The government of Papua New Guinea forces a sudden adjournment of parliament to avoid a motion of no-confidence;
The retirement of Fiji's president is seen as enabling the interim government to consolidate its power;
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action group meets in London to talk about Fiji
Next week's Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Cairns, Australia, looks set to be dominated by the situation in Fiji.
The third French summit with Pacific leaders has been held in New Caledonia amid tight security after a week of violent protests in the capital, Noumea;
The deposed Cook Islands Foreign Affairs Minister says he has no regrets;
A review of the Pacific Islands News Association's biannual summit in Port Vila, Vanuatu;
The role of churches in resolving PNG tribal conflicts;
And Niue's Minister of Health says the practice or sending every pregnant woman to New Zealand to give birth will continue for the next few months.