Dominic Godfrey
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 11 October 2018
France is taken to the International Criminal Court over its nuclear weapons testing in French Polynesia; An international climate reports highlights Pacific issues to the world; Claims of vote buying… Audio
Greenpeace supports case against French nuclear testing
Greenpeace New Zealand is supporting French Polynesia's bid to hold France's government to account for its nuclear test legacy in the Pacific. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 10 October 2018
Tone hardens in New Caledonia as referendum on independence nears; A marine scientist at the University of the South Pacific, says the latest IPCC climate report shows the decline of coral reefs is… Audio
Discourse sharpens in New Caledonia ahead of independence vote
Tone hardens in New Caledonia as referendum on independence nears. Audio
Climate scientists forecast global temperature rise
Leading international climate scientists will today outline whether they think global temperatures can be kept from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celcius this century. Many low-lying countries say… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 8 October 2018
A New Zealand Minister has confirmed his government will assist Tokelau with building up sea walls and other defences against climate change; a Pacific-wide development agency says money aimed at… Audio
Climate finance not reaching those most in need says Caritas
A Pacific-wide development agency says money aimed at climate change is not reaching the region's poorest and most vulnerable. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 5 October 2018
As Papua New Guinea mourns its first fatality from the country's polio outbreak, the World Health Organisation says initial signs show a massive polio campaign is working to contain its spread; No… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 4 October 2018
More Fiji coup details divulged in leaked documents; New Zealand's foreign aid programme has been named the most high quality aid programme by an American think tank; Bougainville and Papua New Guinea… Audio
Regional police adapting to new cocaine smuggling routes
Successful disruption of cocaine smuggling across the Pacific is leading crime syndicates to adapt their behaviour. Audio
Aid advocates dismiss 'leeches' comment
New Zealand's foreign minister says the importance of the Pacific to New Zealand's security and well-being should not be underestimated following Heather du Plessis-Allan's "leeches" comment. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 1 October 2018
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation has hit out at a World Bank report which suggests Pacific labour could fill shortfalls in the Aged Care sectors; the administrator on Norfolk Island is assuring… Audio
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… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 21 September 2018
People of the Pacific need to decolonise their minds and reflect on the traditional role of women as men's equals; Plans for a Marshall Islands atoll to become a special administrative province… Audio
Pre-colonial Pacific culture inspiration for feminism today
People of the Pacific need to decolonise their minds and reflect on the traditional role of women as men's equals. Audio