Don Wiseman
Tagata o te Moana for 3 May 2025
There are calls in Tonga for a rethink of the Sabbath Observance Laws.....Tinian Island, in the Northern Marianas, was a pivotal site for US Forces in WW2 and there is now a US military resurgence… Audio
Calls in Tonga to rethink observance laws
Concern is mounting in Tonga at the Sabbath Observance Laws which ban many activities on Sundays. Audio
Carving a future for Bougainville
Bougainville wood carver Joe Dutuona spent April in New Zealand, learning a little of this country and introducing local artists to Bougainvillean culture. Audio
PNG health officials to address overcrowding in hospital
Papua New Guinea Health Minister Elias Kapavore and other health officials have been summoned by the Prime Minister to meet this Friday to address issues such as overcrowding. Audio
NZ police providing assistance in Bougainville for 20 years
New Zealand Police have been providing assistance to the Bougainville community policing initiative for 20 years. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 26 April 2025
Halo oketa! First up this week on Tagata o te Moana: What's behind thhe growing assertiveness by the Bougainville Govwernment; A report details systemic issues in the Solomon Islands election process… Audio
More spending on defence will hurt foreign aid - researcher
There are concerns in Australia that as more emphasis goes on defence spending foreign aid will suffer. Audio
Bougainville strives to move the independence debate on
While Papua New Guinea and Bougainville continue the mediation process over the region's desire for independence, Bougainville's leaders are separately laying down markers of what they are expecting. Audio
Is New Zealand 'cooking the books' on climate change funding?
An academic assessing the value of aid programmes is accusing New Zealand of intending to 'cook the books' on its planned aid spending. Audio
Tonga govt urged to prove corruption claims against former administration
Four months on from the toppling of Tonga's Hu'akavameliku Siaosi Sovaleni the call is still out for the new administration to back up its claim of misappropriation by the previous government. Audio
