Dominic Godfrey
New Zealand funds targeting dengue transmission in Fiji
The World Mosquito Programme says new funding from New Zealand will help protect Fiji from dengue, chikungunya and zika. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 7 June 2018
New Zealand's Pasifika entrepreneurs want government help, but there was little in this year's budget; The World Bank wants to see more women seasonal workers. Audio
Vanuatu's volcano evacuees given 'second home'
Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office is finalising plans for a 'second home' for Ambae residents wishing to leave the island due to ongoing volcanic activity. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 6 June 2018
The Republic of Marshall Islands prepares to host Australia foreign minister amid China concerns; The leader of the One Cook Islands Movement says he is not promising to allign with either of the two… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 5 June 2018
The clerk of Papua New Guinea's parliament says any charges laid against the Madang Open MP Bryan Kramer for referring to a fellow MP as "dumb" on facebook would be the result of a private… Audio
No criminal case on comment says PNG's clerk of parliament
The clerk of Papua New Guinea's parliament says any charges laid against the Madang Open MP Bryan Kramer for referring to a fellow MP as "dumb" on facebook would be the result of a private… Audio
Vanuatu's Ambae alert for infectious disease outbreak
Vanuatu's national co-ordinator for emergency medical teams says the threat of an infectious disease outbreak is an acute concern on volcanically active Ambae Island. Audio
Former Fiji coup leader turns democracy champion
Fiji's first coup leader Sitiveni Rabuka talks about the freedoms he says the Sodelpa Party will return to the country if he is elected prime minister later this year.
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 25 May 2018
It's less that 13 months from a referendum in Bougainville that could see the region voting to leave Papua New Guinea; A former Kiribati president and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Anote Tong says the… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 24 May 2018
The Pacific Games Council takes Tonga's government to court; The Solomon Islands approaches a new stance on West Papua; Despite the not guilty verdicts in the Fiji Times trial, concern remains for… Audio
Questions around NZ's commitment to Pasifika mental health
Questions are being asked about the level of commitment the New Zealand government is showing to the mental health of its Pasifika community. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 19 May 2018
New Zealand's associate finance minister, Shane Jones, says closely failed states in the Pacific have become gateways for shipping methamphetamine and other drugs into this country, but his comments… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 May 2018
Reaction to New Zealand minister blaming Pacific states for the country's drug problems; Reduction in healthcare for refugees held on Manus; A subsidiary of a major Malaysian company has agreed in… Audio
Fiji's opposition SODELPA leader outlines election priorities
Fiji's first coup leader is promising to restore democratic freedoms to the country if elected prime minister later this year. Audio
MP fights to diversify recognised languages in NZ parliament
A Tongan New Zealand member of parliament is vowing to fight on to have MPs oaths of allegiance to the crown recognised in their mother tongues. Audio
NZ Kiwifruit industry to lobby for more RSE workers
New Zealand's kiwifruit grower's body will be asking the government to increase the cap on Pacific workers as part of the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme for the 2019 season. Audio
Moves are afoot to refocus maritime aid spend in the Pacific
An expert on shipping in the Pacific says New Zealand government agencies should focus their development budgets on improving maritime safety infrastructure in the region. Audio
