Dominic Godfrey
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 30 January 2018
Nauru celebrates 50 years of independence; Tonga's Public Servants scrutinised by PM; Rapa Nui skulls returned home from NZ museums; A larger vaccination mission planned for Papua, and; Domestic… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 26 January 2018
Plastic bags to be banned in Vanuatu; Academic labels EU tax blacklist 'ridiculous'; Social media role in sorcery-related attacks in Papua New Guinea; Pacific Islands Forum looks for key issues facing… Audio
Pacific Islands Forum looks for key issues facing members
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat is out talking to member countries about what they'd like their leaders to cover in two important meetings this year. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 24 January 2018
Fears of genetic mutations in French Polynesia because of nuclear tests; The Forum Fisheries Agency's outgoing deputy director general says protecting the sustainability of fisheries and due benefits… Audio
Workplace strife at Fiji airport
There's a dispute going on at Fiji's Nadi Airport, between the workers on the ground and the company they work for.
Management at Air Terminal Services have been arguing with workers since December… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 22 December 2017
Easter Island statues returned to people of Rapa Nui; Huge Solomons airport development set for completion; Pacific Islands and NZ help lay groundwork for anti-nuclear treaty; An Australian submarine… Audio
Easter Island statues returned to people of Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui's famous moai are being placed back under the guardianship of the people of the island (Easter Island). The statues and ancestral lands formerly controlled by the Chilean National Forest… Audio
Pacific to benefit from global climate finance summit in Paris
The One Planet Summit, which took place in Paris last week, has released its 12 financial commitments, some of which will benefit the Pacific. Audio
Media freedom at risk in Samoa
The editor of the Samoa Observer says the reintroduction of criminal libel law could lead to the abuse of media freedom in the country. Audio
Paris climate summit kickstarting a green global economy
Fiji's prime minister is back on the world stage urging action on climate change in Paris at the One Planet Summit. Audio
One Planet Summit aims for action on climate change
Another global summit on climate change gets underway, this time in Paris, and this time the aim is to get industry and finance involved in the fight against global warming. Audio
Environmental knowledge key to deep sea mining in the Cooks
A prominent New Zealand scientist says a lot more needs to be known about the Cook Islands' deep sea environment before any resource extraction can safely take place. Audio
STEM student exchange from Aotearoa to Hawaii
A future Pasifika scientist is among a group of New Zealand students about to immerse themselves in traditional Polynesian knowledge in Hawai'i. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 30 November 2017
Fiji police appeal to parents to keep their children safe over the school holiday period after the deaths of four children last week; Civil society organisations working with survivors of gender-based… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 30 November 2017
Calls mount in PNG for those who tortured a six year old girl for sorcery to come forward; Vanuatu's opposition leader says the government has conceded the country's interests too readily to satisfy… Audio
Environmental and economic risk unknown in Cooks' deep sea mining
Disagreement over whether risks to the environment and to other areas of the Cook Islands' economy may provide a sufficient deterrent to deep seabed mining in the country. Audio