Pacific
Pacific Waves 19 November 2024
NGO hopes Fisheries Commission will move on transshipment and monitoring; Academic instrumental in investigations of abuse in care; Fijian woman makes history outer space; New Cal football team… Audio
Academic instrumental in investigations of abuse in care
An academic who helped expose abuse in state care says racism is still a huge problem and more work is needed to change systems that failed thousands of Maori and Pacific children in state and faith… Audio
NGO hopes Fisheries will move on transshipment, monitoring
The Pew Charitable Trusts international fisheries group has two key goals going into next week's annual meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission in Suva. Audio
Fijian woman makes history outer space
A Fijian women has made history becoming the nation's Analog Astronaut. Audio
New Cal football team through to the OFC semi-finals
The New Caledonian national men's football team are two games away from potentially qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Audio
Football: Samoa’s defensive pattern holds All Whites to 8-0 scoreline
Samoa played defensively according to their game plan, as they worked on restricting New Zealand from scoring more than 10 goals, in a game the All Whites won 8-0 at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland on…
Football: Tahiti claim Oceania Qualifiers semi-final spot with 2-0 win
Needing just a draw, Tahiti piled the pressure on a Vanuatu side that could not find a way through.
News in Solomon Islands Pidgin for 18 November 2024
The latest news in Solomon Islands Pidgin (Tok Pisin). Audio
RNZ Pacific News at 8pm for 18 November 2024
The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport. Audio
RNZ Pacific News at 4pm for 18 November 2024
The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport. Audio
Operation to remove fuel from sunken naval vessel set to start in December
The deputy chief of Navy does not expect it to be "safe or practical" to remove "absolutely all the liquids" from the HMNZS Manawanui.
RNZ Pacific News at 2pm for 18 November 2024
The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport. Audio
Pacific leaders outline foreign policy priorities amid geopolitical and climate crises
Fiji's Sitiveni Rabuka and Vanuatu's Charlot Salwai have launched their first international blueprints that they hope will elevate the Pacific voice.
News in Samoan for 18 November 2024
The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa). Audio
Myths and Maidens: Documentary unpacks the stereotype of the Pasifika woman
We’re all familiar with the image of the Pacific woman on postcards and in tourism marketing; warm and welcoming, light-skinned, with a slim build and long wavy hair. But what happens for young women… Video, Audio
Making lace from muka: Rowan Panther in Te Tai Tokerau
In the far north, in Doubtless Bay, Te Tai Tokerau, Rowan Panther makes lace with fine strands of muka from the Harakeke flax bushes on her property.
Bobbin lace to be precise, which is… Audio
Kaltak says All Whites on 'a different level'
The Vanuatu captain says New Zealand plays another level of football, after his side was thrashed 8-1 in the second Group B FIFA World Cup 2026 OFC Qualifiers on Frida night.
New Zealand unwilling to raise observer issue at fisheries summit
The international NGO, Accountability.Fish, wants observers at key meetings to end decision-making behind closed doors and improve transparency and accountability.
