Dominic Godfrey
Pacific starts to mainstream climate and disaster planning
Mainstreaming climate change and disaster risk management into everyday planning is the aim of a series of meetings organised as part of the Framework for Resilient Development in the Pacific, or… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 7 June 2019
New Zealand's deputy Prime Minister has just completed his second Pacific visit of the year, touting the success of his "Pacific Reset" policy; A massive coral bleaching event in French Polynesia has… Audio
NZ deputy PM toutes success of Melanesian visit
New Zealand's deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has just completed his second Pacific visit of the year, touting the success of his "Pacific Reset" policy. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 6 June 2019
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has vowed to reconstruct the nation in his first major speech; New Caledonia's next government could for the first time have a pro-independence president; Regional… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 5/6 June 2019
A Fijian family may yet have their day in a European court in what's being seen as a landmark case in the fight against climate change; Police on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island have called for the… Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 1 June 2019
Papua New Guinea's new prime minister says he's under no illusions about the enormity of his task; Following the change of prime minister in Papua New Guinea, there's been a renewed call for reserved… Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 8 June 2019
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has vowed to reconstruct the nation in his first major speech; Police on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island have called for the government to intervene as the number of… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 31 May 2019
The new PNG Prime Minister prepares for the challenge ahead; We hear about the battle to save the forests of the Solomons' Nende; Women entrepreneurship seen as way to improve Pacific lives; Fiji… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 30 May 2019
An overwhelming majority of Papua New Guinea MPs have voted James Marape as the country's new prime minister. Mr Marape defeated former prime minister Sir Mekere Morauta in a parliamentary vote held a… Audio
Exercise with cultural fit to tackle Pacific women's obesity
Tackling obesity rates among New Zealand's Pacific women through culturally appropriate exercise is the subject of recently published research. Audio
Kings wins best song at Pacific Music Awards
Rapper-singer-songwriter Kings made four trips to the podium at the Pacific Music Awards in Auckland on Thursday night as he took out best male artist and best song for the his track '6 figures'.
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Adeaze thrilled to win Best Pacific Gospel Artist at 2019 PMA's
Auckland duo Vi'i and Nainz Tupa'i also known as Adeaze have won Best Pacific Gospel Artist at last night's Pacific Music Awards for their latest album A Mother's Love, released as a tribute to their… Audio
First Pasifika woman to hold solo show at Adam Art Gallery
Samoan-New Zealand artist Edith Amituana'i has become the first Pasifika woman to hold a solo exhibition at Wellington's Adam Art Gallery. Audio
News About New Zealand for 18 May 2019
A summary of news around New Zealand over the past week. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 16 May 2019
The New Zealand government's announcement on its proposed Carbon Zero Bill last week has been greeted with cautious enthusiasm by the development community; Dangerous snorkeling tours are taking place… Audio
Fiji gets UN leader's praise for 'standing up for the planet'
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has praised Fiji for "standing up for the planet. Audio
Book chronicling history of Samoan tattooing wins award
A book chronicling the history of Samoan tattooing has won the 2019 Illustrated Non-Fiction award at Tuesday night's New Zealand Book Awards. Audio