Tagata o te Moana

The evacuation of residents on the ash-covered Vanuatu island of Ambae is finally getting underway, as food supplies dwindle and disease starts to spread; new developments announced at the… Read more Audio

A woman and her son survived Fiji's treacherous floods this week floating on a bed as it rose to within inches of the ceiling in their home; The death toll from Fiji's two weeks of nightmare weather… Read more Audio

Fiji is hit by severe flooding and more could be on the way; World Vision focuses on water sanitation in the aftermath of February's massive earthquake in PNG; Nauru is accused of using the judiciary… Read more Audio

People in PNG's East New Britain are shaken awake by a big quake; Residents of Ambae in Vanuatu fearful as Volcano continues to belch fire and ash; PNG's Foreign minister underlines regional… Read more Audio

Almost four weeks since a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Papua New Guinea's Highlands, the response effort is picking up pace; Vanuatu's disaster authorities are in emergency mode again amid intensified… Read more Audio

PNG shifts into full relief mode after as Police confirm 125 deaths and 35,000 displaced by Highlands quake nearly three weeks ago; Vanuatu's deputy prime minister avoids jail time; Pacific artists… Read more Audio

PNG's quake affected communities still in urgent need of aid and assistance; Vanuatu struggles to review cyclone hola damage; Fiji's Citizens' Constitutional Forum says Fiji's history means it's… Read more Audio

Destructive potential in mass landslides from PNG quake; More revealed about causes of Kiribati ferry disaster; Tongan publisher and commentator, Kalafi Moala, says a cabinet minister's resignation… Read more Audio

We go to the Tongan island of Eua in the aftermath of Cyclone Gita, and hear how people are getting on after the category four storm; The Tongan prime minister speaks to RBNZ Pacific about disaster… Read more Audio

Almost four weeks since a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Papua New Guinea's Highlands, the response effort is picking up pace; Vanuatu's disaster authorities are in emergency mode again amid intensified… Read more Audio

It's now four days since cyclone Gita whipped across Tonga's Tongatapu causing widespread damage; following his visits to Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, the United Nations High Commissioner for… Read more Audio

NZ looks to beef up marine safety in Kiribati; Call for Nauru to retain access to Australia's High Court; Reaching out to disaster hit Pacific communities via radio; Cooks tourism body mindful of… Read more Audio