Dominic Godfrey
7am World, Pacific and Sports News for 23 December 2019
The latest world, Pacific and sports news. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 21 December 2019
Pacific countries and climate activists are calling for an overhaul of how the world tackles climate change, after this month's round of UN negotiations ended in failure; Papua New Guinea's government… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 20 December 2019
Samoa was warned about the threat of measles as early as March, and urged to immunise its population; The director of Vanuatu's largest newspaper is looking forward to being reunited with his family… Audio
Fiji's iTaukei falling behind says paramount chief
A paramount chief and senior opposition MP in Fiji says indigenous people are falling behind in key metrics, including education and employment. Audio
Dateline Pacific for Monday 16 December 2019
UNICEF has hit back at online measles antivaxxers saying their message is extremely damaging and its impact has the potential to kill young vulnerable children and in fact good progress is being made… Audio
No room for complacency in Pacific tuna management
The director of the Pacific Community's Oceanic Fisheries Programme says there is no room for complacency in the way the region's tuna stocks are managed. Audio
Overwhelming independence result in Bougainville referendum
Ninety seven percent of votes cast in the Bougainville referendum have backed independence. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 7 December 2019
Samoa's prime minister Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi says around 40,000 jabs had been administered during the two day national shutdown for the government's mass vaccination programme; In New… Audio
News about New Zealand for 6 December 2019
A summary of news from around New Zealand over the past week. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 6 December 2019
A national shutdown has been under way in Samoa so as to achieve the best possible reach with the government's mass immunisation programme; In New Zealand, leaders from Dunedin's Samoan community have… Audio
Mass shutdown in Samoa underway for measles vaccination
A national shutdown has been under way in Samoa so as to achieve the best possible reach with the government's mass immunisation programme. Audio
Samoan community in Dunedin responds to measles cartoon
In New Zealand, leaders from Dunedin's Samoan community have met with management of the local paper to express the hurt and harm caused by a cartoon making light of the Samoa measles epidemic. Audio
Pacific states push for permanent EEZ recognition
Climate change related sea-level rise could pose a threat to the exclusive economic zones of the world's low-lying nations. Audio
Dateline Pacific for Tuesday 3 December 2019
There's been another 5 deaths in Samoa's measles epidemic, bringing the toll to 53, while experts are blaming an ill-informed anti-vaccination movement for the crisis; about 50 activists flew the… Audio
