TAGATA O TE MOANA 27/01/2018

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.

Social media is being blamed for fanning the flames of sorcery-related attacks in Papua New Guinea; Recent high-profile attacks have highlighted how PNG's problem with belief in sorcery is spiralling out of control; Ongoing concerns about dengue in Samoa and the region; Vanuatu prepares to ban single-use non-biodegradable plastic bags and polystyrene takeaway boxes by the end of Jan; Some Australia detained refugees on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island flew out of Port Moresby bound for United States resettlement; Fears of genetic mutations in French Polynesia because of nuclear tests; Security stepped up at Hindu temples in Fiji in the wake of attacks over the last month; New Zealand pharmacists build support to improve Pacific health; A Tongan women's advocate continues to rally more support for human rights treaties; and Tuvalu school's biogas and solar energy project wins an award.

From: http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/tagata-o-te-moana/audio/2018629647/tagata-o-te-moana-for-27-january-2018