Tagata o te Moana for 23 July 2016

Nearly half of NZ Pacific young people living in poverty; Groundbreaking for new Fiji village; A giant barcode made up 7,000 mangrove plants on the shores of an islet in Tuvalu is one artist's latest idea to raise awareness about climate change; Blackbirding film sheds light on dark history of Australia; Coconut palms under threat in the Pacific; NZ Defence Force builds water tanks in Tonga; Photo documentary of Samoa village over 20yrs to be shown.