TAGATA O TE MOANA 29/09/2018

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.

Tagata o te Moana for 29 September 2018

The Minister of Foreign Affairs says the importance of the Pacific to New Zealand's security and well-being should not be underestimated; The Pacific Islands have continued to draw the world's attention to their plight from climate change at the United Nations General Assembly this week; An investigation into allegations of corruption in Tokelau has been prevented by a backlog of unaudited government accounts; The non-government group, Jubilee Australia, wants Bougainvilleans to discard any plans to re-start the Panguna mine, which was at the centre of the civil war; The royal visit to Fiji next month has raised eyebrows coming within weeks of Fiji's general election; A delegation from the regional technical organisation the SPC or Pacific Community, has traveled to Germany with the hope of sparking a biogas inittiatives in the region; A medical trial in Solomon Islands has found it's possible to safely treat large populations for trachoma and scabies simultaneously, and; Enormous funding demands could trip up a proposed Pacific-based Super Rugby team before it gets off the ground.

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