Pacific Waves for 5 March 2026

Dave Rennie has been named the new All Blacks head coach through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup, seeing off Jamie Joseph in the two-man race to replace Scott Robertson. RNZ Pacific reporter Kaya Selby joins Pacific Waves to talk business and trade happenings around the region. Samoan musician Fonoti Pati Umaga is bringing his life story to stage this week, detailing his successful music career, the fall that changed his life, the depression and the advocacy for the disabled community.