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A weekly Pacific magazine programme featuring New Zealand and regional Pacific news, issues, information and music.... more
FAQs about Tagata o te Moana:How many episodes does Tagata o te Moana have?The podcast currently has 358 episodes available.
October 06, 2018Tagata o te Moana for 6 October 2018Passenger on plane that crashed off Chuuk wants answers; Indonesia hits out at Vanuatu at the UN over West Papua; Importance of indigenous views on climate change stressed; Aid advocates dismiss "leeches" comment; Papua New Guinea's polio outbreak has claimed its first fatality; NZ Pacific arts trust sees board reshuffle as victims speak out; NZ MPs support gender progress in Melanesian parliaments; Leaked documents illustrate Fiji coup moves; Tuvalu heritage on show in Auckland gallery....more38minPlay
September 29, 2018Tagata o te Moana for 29 September 2018The Minister of Foreign Affairs says the importance of the Pacific to New Zealand's security and well-being should not be underestimated; The Pacific Islands have continued to draw the world's attention to their plight from climate change at the United Nations General Assembly this week; An investigation into allegations of corruption in Tokelau has been prevented by a backlog of unaudited government accounts; The non-government group, Jubilee Australia, wants Bougainvilleans to discard any plans to re-start the Panguna mine, which was at the centre of the civil war; The royal visit to Fiji next month has raised eyebrows coming within weeks of Fiji's general election; A delegation from the regional technical organisation the SPC or Pacific Community, has traveled to Germany with the hope of sparking a biogas inittiatives in the region; A medical trial in Solomon Islands has found it's possible to safely treat large populations for trachoma and scabies simultaneously, and; Enormous funding demands could trip up a proposed Pacific-based Super Rugby team before it gets off the ground....more32minPlay
September 15, 2018Tagata o te Moana for 15 September 2018Northern Marianas appeals court ruling for US Navy relocation in the region... Samoa Supreme Court judge speaks out against reinstating corporal punishment in schools... Migrant factory workers in South Auckland claim exploitation by Sistema... West Papua urges New Caledonia's indigenous to vote for indepence.. And an Australian lawyer welcomes permanent stay on charges for protesters in Nauru....more32minPlay
September 08, 2018Tagata o te Moana for 8 September 2018The leaders of the 18 Pacific countries and territories that make up the Forum ended their summit in Nauru by signing a major commitment on regional security; Journalists who attended the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru have been criticised for focusing on refugees; The Papua New Guinea and Bougainville governments can't agree just what question to ask in the Bougainville referendum on possible independence; Pasifika university scholars are burdened with 'invisible cultural labour' says a New Zealand academic; The American based Samoan actor, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, has announced he's been cast to play Hawaii's King Kamehameha in an upcoming Hollywood film; Students at an Auckland school are hoping to help turn the declining rate of Tongan Language speakers in New Zealand; The head of a team aiming to desex and microchip 800 dogs on Rarotonga over the next four months, says it will help make the dog population on the island much more manageable; and the dynamic relationships between the people of the Pacific underpin a major new art exhibition opening in London this month....more32minPlay
September 01, 2018Tagata o te Moana for 1 September 2018What does the future hold for the evacuees of Vanuatu's volcanic Ambae Island?; The Australian appointed to run Fiji's police force in the wake of the 2000 coup, has died after a battle with bowel cancer. A former senior Fiji diplomat says he was well respected in the country but his time there was tumultuous, leading to the illness which overcame him; Problem gambling advocates in New Zealand are calling for electronic gaming machines to be eliminated in vulnerable communities like South Auckland; Thirty centuries of Samoan tattooing have been chronicled in a new book 'Tatau' released last month; Tahiti awaits sign-off for South Pacific's biggest tourism project; A candidate in last year's Papua New Guinea general election says there is still a need for reserved parliament seats for women, and; Youth revitilise traditional Polynesian wayfinding skills sailing an Auckland to Norfolk voyage....more32minPlay
August 25, 2018Tagata o te Moana for 25 August 2018New Zealand's first Pacific Pharmacists' Association has launched with support from PHARMAC, the New Zealand government's drug-funding agency; the South Pacific is a key focus for a new fellowship established to help convey previously untold histories from New Zealand and the region; a South Auckland teacher is using the stories of Pacific heroes to help lift learning and achievement rates for Pacific kids in New Zealand; the conversation surrounding the possible independence of Chuuk from the Federated States of Micronesia has heated up, with the local US Ambassador and a former president warning of dire consequences if it happens; Helen Clark is urging political parties in Solomon Islands to support women planning to contest both the national and provincial elections next year; an art exhibition in Auckland is tackling the big issues facing Pacific communities, including colonisation, stigmatisation and the modern identity; business operators on Norfolk Island say the territory is still reeling from the imposition of the Australian national wage award system two months ago....more32minPlay
August 18, 2018Tagata o te Moana for 18 August 2018Many rural communities in Papua New Guinea's Highlands region remain traumatised and in need of help nearly six months on from a major earthquake; There is ongoing mystery surrounding a church in Fiji , labelled a cult and accused of slavery; Facebook, in a protracted battle to keep its users safe from abuse, is investigating the case of a Samoan woman who claims she received death threats; Pacific islands are being urged to consider following Hawaii and ban certain sunscreens to protect their coral reefs; The watchdog group, Transparency Solomon Islands has publicised a list of the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been given to MPs through the Constituency Development Fund; A new initiative plans to use rugby to help prevent violence against women and promote gender equality in the Pacific....more33minPlay
August 11, 2018Tagata o te Moana for 11 AugustA State of Emergency remains in place on the Vanuatu island of Ambae until the 26th September 2018 following an increase in volcanic activity in late July; The Bishop of Mendi says Southern Highlanders are showing great resilience after February's major earthquake in Papua New Guinea's Highlands; More than three quarters of sexual crimes against children in Papua New Guinea's capital never make it to trial because of problems gathering evidence; A nurse in Samoa is facing criminal charges including one of negligence after two babies died last month; The nineteen Nauru men facing charges over an anti-government protest will have to wait until September 13th to find out if they are free; A new funding push by the United States into the Indo-Pacific region is being labelled as late to the party and amounting to little in dollar terms; And As New Caledonia approaches a referendum on independence from France, regional support for it gaining full sovereignty has faded away....more30minPlay
August 04, 2018Tagata o te Moana for 4 August 2018A book written in detention by a refugee on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island is a work of art before being an act of resistance, the author says; An Australian human rights lawyer has grave concerns that continued interference by immigration officials in the medical care of Nauru and Manus detainees could result in the death of a child; Indonesia's government has dismissed a claim by the West Papuan independence movement that it is interfering in politics of Pacific Island countries. This comes amid ongoing calls for human rights abuses in Indonesia's Papua region, and West Papuan self-determination aspirations, to be addressed by the international community; The Maohi Protestant Church wants Te Reo Maohi recognised as an official language of French Polynesia; The struggle for a tourist village high on the slopes of an erupting Hawaiian volcano; The Solomon Islands parliament has passed the country's first anti-corruption legislation but there are fears it may be too weak; Pacific people encourage more collaboration with other ethnic communities on issues facing South Auckland, and; Sport - Samoa sevens player Gordon Langkilde faces extended wait in San Francisco following World Cup altercation....more32minPlay
July 28, 2018Tagata o te Moana for 28 July 2018A new state of emergency is declared in Vanuatu as people prepare to evacuate Ambae; A high likelihood medical error was to blame for the deaths of two infants in Samoa following their MMR vaccinations; Pacific voice aims to drive global climate concensus; Anti-corruption group cautiously welcomes Solomons legislation; How Christianity spread rapidly across the Pacific; US should help Pacific counter China influence - academic; NZ and China neighbours in Samoa waterfront buildup; Efforts to unite Pacific businesses in New Zealand and across the region....more32minPlay
FAQs about Tagata o te Moana:How many episodes does Tagata o te Moana have?The podcast currently has 358 episodes available.