Pacific parliamentarians form alliance against Deep Sea Mining; Former Bougainville president to stand for regional seat in PNG election; Fijian to head University of Otago's Maori, Pacific and indigenous studies.

Pacific parliamentarians form alliance against Deep Sea Mining.

Pacific parliamentarians form alliance against Deep Sea Mining; Former Bougainville president to stand for regional seat in PNG election; Fijian to head University of Otago's Maori, Pacific and indigenous studies.

Call for strong policies and commitments as Ocean Conference gets underway in Palau; NZR urged to do better by Maori and Pasifika female rugby players; And Niue tourism authority preparing for border reopening.

Fijian to head University of Otago's Maori, Pacific and indigenous studies.

French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch is being taken to court for breaching his government's own Covid-19 restrictions; As the Palau government hosts the Our Ocean conference it is having to defend a proposal to roll back parts of its own national marine sanctuary; And we speak to development economist Stephen Howes about the Papua New Guinea government's plans for its rebounding economy.

French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch is being taken to court for breaching his government's own Covid-19 restrictions

As the Palau government hosts the Our Ocean conference it is having to defend a proposal to roll back parts of its own national marine sanctuary.

We speak to development economist Stephen Howes about the Papua New Guinea government's plans for its rebounding economy.

In Palau this week global leaders are being urged to commit to concrete actions to protect the world's oceans; We check in on the plight of refugees being released by Australia after year's of inhumane treatment and detention; And we talanoa to Louisa Wall, New Zealand's newly appointed Pacific Ambassador for Gender Equality.