Richard Pamatatau

The organisers of Tonga's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Fund hope to raise one million dollars by the end of tommorrow's two hour Radiothon which finishes at 1pm. Audio

The Citizens and Ratepayers political group has selected a well-known Pacific Islander to contest the Maungakiekie Tamaki Ward in the Auckland super city election. Audio

The leading candidates in the super city mayoral race are courting Pacific Island voters, by promising to keep entry to the public swimming pools in South Auckland free. Audio

Seven well known South Auckland Pacific Islanders have united to form a new political grouping to contest the Auckland super city elections. Audio

Pacific Island agencies with fifty years combined experience in community education are going to apply for a share of the nearly five million dollars released for tender by the Government. The Money… Audio

The chairman of the Tongan Advisory Council says the Labour MP Luamanuvao Winnie Laban, who is resigning from Parliament, was never given her due by the party. Audio

Richard Pamatatau, Peni Moore and Croz Walsh discuss the prospects for peace and freedom in Fiji. Audio

Pacific Island and Maori candidates in this year's super-city local body elections are postponing campaigning in order to encourage voters to register on the electoral roll instead. Audio

The manslaughter trial of four men charged with causing the death of a young Tongan mother in the Princess Ashika ferry disaster in August last year begins in Nuku'alofa this morning. Audio

Pacific Island prisoners say a rehabilitation programme based on traditional values has helped them turn their lives around. Audio

Auckland's Pacific island communities say they want more control over the rehabilitation of violent offenders, and how violent crime is being dealt with. Audio

The King of Tonga is set to get a 300 per cent pay rise taking his allowance from the government to almost a million paanga a year or 700 thousand New Zealand dollars. Audio

The Government is again being forced to defend the allocation of nearly five million dollars to a little known organisation. The Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, Georgina te Heuheu, was told by… Audio

The furore, sparked by the former All Black Andy Haden's comments about Polynesian Rugby Players, may have kept talkback radio humming, but has not translated into official complaints. Audio

Pacific Island leaders say many in their community will not be better off because of the budget's tax changes. Audio

Pacific leaders are questioning today's budget announcement - that 4.8 million dollars is going to the Pacific Economic Development Agency over the next four years. Audio

Members of the Indo-Fijian population who have migrated to this country because of the political situation in Fiji say they're struggling with competing cultural identities. Audio

Members of the Pacific population are hoping the budget will bring education and training programmes to stem the rising unemployment rate among its young. Audio

New Zealand Post is running a literacy programme for staff in two of its Auckland sites to lift workplace productivity and boost worker confidence. Audio

A senior Tongan minister has defended her government's performance after the sudden resignation of the country's Attorney General last Friday. Audio