Tagata o te Moana. 2011-07-23. 17:30-18:00.

News from the Pacific presented by Don Wiseman, Radio New Zealand International. In this weeks programme:

Fiji Colonel Mara dismisses allegations of human rights abuses; The struggle to gain control of Papua new Guinea's main political party; Tonga gets a lift from New Zealand as it tries to up its production of renewable energy; The plight of some elderly in the Cook Islands; French Polynesia's pro-independence camp says it is disappointed but not surprised that the French president has again spoken out against the territory's re-inscription on the UN decolonisation list; A lack of initiative by the government and local administration is being blamed for an absence of any solutions for a Papua New Guinea town, which has lost basic services; China's ambassador to Vanuatu says he expects the government in Port Vila will remain loyal to the One China Policy; and the Cook Islands Government has announced it is working on developing what is potentially the world's largest marine reserve.