Tagata O Te Moana for 18 March 2023

Coming up first -An Australian academic says Pacific countries cannot take Canberra at face value when it comes to AUKUS and its committment to the Rarotonga Treaty. Communities are still without power in Vanuatu after tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin tore through the country about a fortnight ago. Samoa has started a new MMR vaccine campaign to boost its rates following suspected measles cases in the country and A new collection of poetry from Pasifika students across Aotearoa is being published in a book to be released on World Poetry Day next week.