Pacific Waves for 26 January 2023

The Pacific Islands Forum is gearing up for another busy year. We spoke with its secretary general Henry Puna about his plans and he opened up about where he sees himself in the future; Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban says she hopes the appointment of Carmel Sepuloni as New Zealand's first ever deputy prime minister of Pasifika descent inspires young up and coming Pacific leaders to pursue careers in politics; Palau and the Marshall Islands have signed memorandums of understanding earlier this month for their third Compacts of Free Association, leaving only the Federated States of Micronesia to sign.