Pacific Magazine and news round up about Pacific People.
- Hēnare te Ua talks about the recent Auckland Secondary Schools Māori and
Pacific Festival held at Mt. Albert Grammar School.
Rangatira/Leader Oratory section.
- kaikōrero: Kimi Matua /Tangaroa College winner of the Oratory Section.
- kinaki..Tangaroa Legend.
- New Zealand's new High Commissioner to Niue, Warren Serrill replaces Kurt Meyer,
who goes to a diplomatic position in Brisbane. He has just finished his three year term
in Niue, he speaks with Bruce Hill of RNZI about his time in Niue.
- kaikōrero: Warren Serrill / former High Commissioner to Niue.
- Ute traditional waiata by the Tangaroa Cook Island group.
Tangaroa was the over all winner.
News round up.
- Registration of voters have started in Kiribati.
- NZ Immigration have deported four people working illegally in the kiwi fruit trade
also issued 15 removal warrants, and another 12 peoples permits have been revoked.
Fiji Goverment says that weapons issued to Fiji's peace keeping group serving with the UN in the Middle East are not fit for combat, and calls for their replacement. Twenty nine Fiji soldiers thus far have been killed.
Hawaii's Senator Daniel Akaka is pushing for legislation for a definitive classification
for Native Hawaiians.
- Fiji's "Nausori" airport will receive a new weather surveillance unit as part of its
two million package from the Australian Goverment as well as a $700,000.00
facelift.
There has been a call on Niue for an investigation on the tourist industry.
- In the French territory of Wallis and Fortuna striking workers have fire bombed the
local Parliament building.
- Vanuatu's capital Port Vila has become a sister city to Shanghai.
- Radio Cook Islands is celebrating 40 years of broadcasting and is commemorating
the event with a three hour outdoor broadcast from Avarua township.
Writers from the throughout the Pacific will gather in Honolulu in September for the
annual conference on Pacific literature.