In Tagata o te Moana this week: Samoa's snap election, the latest from our reporter on the ground; Bougainville's incumbent-President relaxed ahead of this Thursdays election; Also, controversy over a childrens book in Cook Islands and Fiji's kava shortage all that and more stories of the week from RNZ Pacific.

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This week on Tagata o te Moana: dengue continues its march in Samoa. The King of Tonga is undoing democratic reforms. Vanuatu's security and economic deal with Australia is closer. Also today Pacific heart health, outside nations told not to meddle in the Pacific. Also Pacific youth on security, Bougainville's election and mining the Cook Islands sea floor.

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This week on Tagata o te Moana from RNZ Pacific with Don Wiseman; Samoans turn to traditional remedies to try and overcome dengue; Bougainville's path ahead as it pushes towasrd independence; Tonga is coming ever closer to mining the sea floor in a remote part of the Pacific; Pasifika unemployment in New Zealand is soaring; and the concerns in the Cook Islands at the side effects of the very healthy tourism numbers.

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On Tagata o te Moana this week:The great new deal for New Caledonia loses some of its sheen. The Cook Islands celebrates without Winston. How did meth become such a huge problem in the Pacific. And more on mining the ocean floor, elections in Bouugainville, Bislama in New Zealand and Davis Cup tennis.

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This week on Tagata o te Moana, great news for Pacific climate change campaigners; Winston Peters says the Cooks Govt needs to ask its people whether they still want citizenship; Dengue extends its grip over the region and the Pacific loses a music legend.

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In Tagata o Te Moana this week: Sam Kauona is again vying to become President of Bougainville. An agreement is signed that may end the political impasse in New Caledonia. Nauru gets closer to a controversial seabed mining deal. The NZ government in a fit of pique ignore Cook Islands 60th anniversary celebrations. All these stories and more from the RNZ Pacific team.

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On Tagata o te Moana today: What is needed to curb the violence in Papua New Guinea; We remember the original Rainbow Warrior; A newly anointed Fiji chief could follow in his father's footsteps and become PM.

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This week on Tagata o Te Moana: Gun violence in Papua New Guinea fueling an internal refugee crisis. Bougainville and PNG reach agreement on its quest for independence.Guam in the dark over decoy role in US bombing of Iran and Pacific communities celebrate their new All Blacks.

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In Tagata o te Moana this week: More reports of civilian casualties out of West Papua amid fighting between the Indonesian Military and the West Papua National Liberation Army. Inconclusive end to PNG Bougainville independence talks in Christchurch. And New Zealand education advocates are critical of the coalition government's decision to remove special funding for Pacific and Maori students in vocational courses.

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On Tagata o te Moana this week: New Zealand hosts independence talks between Bougainville and Papua New Guinea. The Samoa Electoral Commission is preparing for an August election. And there's a lot at stake for the World's oceans as leaders, civil society groups, scientists and businesses gather in France.

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