TAGATA O TE MOANA 09/12/2017

A weekly Pacific magazine programme features New Zealand and regional Pacific news, issues, information and music. This programme is also simulcast domestically on Radio New Zealand National.

A New Zealand parliament select committee has heard there's currently no pathway for Indonesian-ruled Papua region, known as West Papua, to be put on the UN decolonisation list; French PM takes initiative for New Caledonia's independence referendum; An opposition MP has criticised Fiji's unions for not doing enough to boost bus driver conditions and prevent foreign workers coming in; Scientists are warning Japan's plans to dump treated water from the Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean could be a hidden disaster for the region;Pacific training provider in Auckland leaves Pacific people to fend for themselves;Pacific women MPs visiting New Zealand this week say meeting prime minister Jacinda Ardern was a real inspiration for them; Pacific mini games wrap up; The Pacific Communityhost health officials from across the region gather to observe the revised guidelines on Pacific nutrition.

From: http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/tagata-o-te-moana/audio/2018624757/tagata-o-te-moana-for-9-december-2017