Tagata o te Moana. 2012-07-07. 17:30-18:00.

News from the Pacific presented by Johnny Blades of Radio New Zealand International.

In this weeks programme:
Today Polling in Papua New Guinea's general election to be extended due to a series of delays... Fiji voters start registering under a new electronic system..
Tonga Power says the country won't meet 50% renewable energy goal by end of 2012... and tackling cyber-crime in the Pacific; With women accounting for only around 4 percent of candidates standing in Papua New Guinea's general election, debate rages on about whether reserved women's seats should be created in parliament; More than four thousand people have registered to vote in Fiji within the first couple of days of registration offices opening; The future of Fiji TV, which has been an institution for more than 20 years, is uncertain after it was issued just a six month extension to its broadcasting licence; There have been plans afoot for some time for a huge rice development near Bereina in Central Province in Papua New Guinea; The Secretariat of the Pacific Community says better legislation must be introduced by Pacific Island nations to tackle cyber-crime; Tonga's government-owned power company says the country is not going to meet its goal of getting 50 percent of its electricity from renewable resources by the end of this year; The Solomon Islands capital has been in a festive mood as it is host to the11th Festival of Pacific Arts; and a major cruise ship operator is calling on the Vanuatu government to improve wharf facilities and update its underwater mapping.