26 Jan 2024

Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 26 January 2024
Aerial view of Amatuku island in Tuvalu.

Aerial view of Amatuku island in Tuvalu. Photo: ©UNDP Tuvalu/Aurélia Rusek

RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins discusses China's deepening interference across the Pacific, as Tuvalu heads to the polls.

The country of just over 11,000 people is expected to review its diplomatic ties with Taiwan after the election.

And there's political instability across Melanesia as Papua New Guinea reels from recent riots, and Fiji's government is rocked by a misconduct scandal.