Tagata o te Moana. 2009-10-31

Tagata o te Moana is a weekly half-hour round-up of news about 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:

The enquiry into the Tonga ferry disaster gets underway in Nuku'alofa;
Samoa's Government contends with claims that the aid provided for tsunami victims is not getting through, while it launches campaigns to get the tourists returning;
A Fiji police christian crusade is condemned by the US State Department;
Marshall Islands gets a new President after his predecessor is dumped in a vote of no confidence;
Education is given priority in Papua New Guinea;
A member of Fiji's old elite is declared President by the interim regime;
Easter Islanders plead for Chile to grant them more control over their island.
Source: Radio New Zealand iNEWS.