Ask to use material, get more information or tell us about an item
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. The NGO New Zealand Disaster Relief Forum chair [i.e. Ian McInnes] says there is an urgent need for Vanutu to be rebuilt stronger than ever following Cyclone Pam, as it is the most disaster-prone country in the world.
2. The United Nations says it is concerned about proper nutrition for mothers and babies in Vanuatu after cyclone Pam struck.
3. There has been a negative reaction in New Caledonia to the French government approving an electoral law as part of preparations for an independence referendum by 2018.
4. Bougainville's president says the region's progress towards self determination has been most interesting and challenging and this is why he wants to continue in the job.
5. China has been urged to speak up over a regional tussle which threatens to see Fiji remain in self-imposed exile from the Pacific Islands Forum.
6. The Prime Minister of Tuvalu [i.e. Enele Sopoaga] says he has a convincing mandate to continue the work he has been doing over the past few years.
7. The Oceania Champions League kicks off in Fiji this weekend, with Auckland City chasing a fifth consecutive regional title.