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A weekly wrap-up of news, issues and current affairs from the Pacific. The programme is broadcast nationwide every Saturday evening on Radio New Zealand National and is produced by the newsroom of Radio New Zealand International. The following rundown is supplied from the broadcaster’s news system:
1. Amnesty International is calling for an investigation into the alleged burning of up to 200 homes in the Papua New Guinea gold mining town of Porgera.
2. Kava growers around the Pacific are hoping the industry can come back to life, following the overturning of a 12 year ban on kava.
3. Critics say the Prime Minister of New Zealand's decision to skip a Pacific leaders' summit will leave a bad impression with our Pacific neighbours.
4. The Tongan government says it is overhauling its policies in a bid to deal with what it says is the biggest killer in the region - obesity.
5. Save the Children in Solomon Islands says there's an outbreak of leprosy affecting people in Honiara's evacuation centres.
6. Niue is hoping to further boost tourist numbers now that its recently extended airport terminal has officially opened.
7. There's a fresh emphasis on diversification in Papua New Guinea's agriculture sector.