Susana Suisuiki
Pacific Waves for 21 August 2025
NZ and Pacific police face similar challenges - commissioner; PNG preparing to mark 50 years independence; Samoan restaurant a hit among NZ cuisine judges. Audio
NZ and Pacific police face similar challenges - commissioner
NZ and Pacific police face similar challenges - commissioner. Audio
Samoan restaurant a hit among NZ cuisine judges
Samoan restaurant, Tala has been named one of New Zealand's top restaurants, achieving a coveted 3 Hat ranking at the 2025 Cuisine Good Food Awards in Auckland. Audio
Pacific Waves for 20 August 2025
Solomon Islands govt to raise legal marriage age; Narco-subs going undetected in the Pacific; Potential reforms to Auckland's alcohol policy seen as a setback; NRL player switches allegiance to Samoa.
…NRL player switches allegiance to Samoa
After much online and media speculation in the weekend, NRL star player Payne Haas finally confirmed his change of allegiance from the Kangaroos to Toa Samoa. Audio
Pacific Waves for 19 August 2025
My Tongan language keeps me grounded - Dr Suliana Mone; Palau president bemoans exclusion of PIF partners; From the classroom to Bougainville parliament. Audio
My Tongan language keeps me grounded - Dr Suliana Mone
Law academic Dr Suliana Mone recently had the opportunity to visit the University of Oxford where she opened her presentation by speaking in lea faka-Tonga, or Tongan language. Audio
Pacific Waves for 15 August 2025
'Outsiders' are to blame for PIF tensions - NZ foreign minister; New bill gives Tonga's King control over diplomacy; Samoan director celebrates debut feature film success. Audio
'Outsiders' are to blame for PIF tensions - NZ foreign minister
New Zealand's foreign minister Winston Peters is blaming nations that are not part of the Pacific Islands Forum for causing disagreements between members. Audio
Samoan director celebrates debut feature film success
New Zealand-based Samoan director, Miki Magasiva's debut feature film "Tina" has pipped iconic Whale Rider at the box office to become the fifth most successful Kiwi film. Audio
Pacific Waves for 14 August 2025
Samoa backs Solomon Islands' plan to defer partners meeting; Media reports of meeting deferal 'unfortunate' - former PIF director; Cook Islands and US sign agreement on seabed minerals. Audio
Media reports of meeting deferal 'unfortunate'
Media reports of meeting deferal 'unfortunate' - former PIF director. Audio
Pacific Waves for 13 August 2025
US court ignores White House orders on commerical fishing; Pacific youth discuss climate loss in Samoa; Pacific rugby takes centre stage again. Audio
Pacific rugby takes centre stage again
Pasifika rugby takes centre stage again over the next few weeks, involving both men and women's teams from the region. Audio
Pacific Waves for 12 August 2025
Pasifika in NZ struggling with housing affordability - youth advocate; Pasifika lacking timely care following heart attack - health leader; Mother and son standing again in Bougainville election. Audio
Pasifika in NZ struggling with housing affordability
In Aotearoa, an advocate for youth homelessness says Pacific people are disproportionately struggling with housing unaffordability for a range of reasons. Audio
Pacific Waves for 9 August 2025
Pacific health systems 'stretched' amid dengue outbreak - WHO; Fiji's top prosecutor claims charges are bogus; What's ahead for Bougainville in its quest for independence; 'Art can be life-saving' -… Audio
Pacific health systems 'stretched' amid dengue outbreak - WHO
Dengue cases in the Pacific are at their highest level in almost a decade, with Samoa particularly affected with more than 2000 cases reported and multiple deaths since an outbreak was declared in… Audio
'Art can be lifesaving' - Tongan creative Luca Walton
Auckland-based artist and animator Luca Tu'avao Walton best known as 'Lucid Luca' is an emerging voice in the Pacific creative landscape, with a distinctive style rooted in memory, identity, and the… Audio
Pacific Waves for 8 August 2025
Samoan family seeks answers into son's death; "It's anyone's game" former Bougainville colonel on election; Cook Islands tourism places strain on the environment. Audio