TAGATA O TE MOANA 10/08/2019

A weekly Pacific magazine programme featuring New Zealand and regional Pacific news, issues, information and music. This programme is also simulcast domestically on Radio New Zealand National.

New Zealand medical researchers say thousands of Pacific people are dying from a lack of cancer treatment; Papua New Guinea's West New Britain province is facing a stern test of its ability to cope with disaster after the latest eruption of Mt Ulawun; Samoa's nurses association says the country's health system has better monitoring systems in place after the deaths of two vaccinated infants; it can be a tiring and disheartening job for the representatives of small Pacific island nations who must battle bigger countries with more resources during international talks on climate change; better education about Blackbirding in Solomon Islands could help to heal pain the practice caused that's still felt today, an academic says; the Bougainville Referendum Commission says the six week delay in the holding of the vote on independence from Papua New Guinea, will ensure a better roll; the annual Cook Islands Language Week is underway with New Zealanders of Cook Islands heritage urged to speak the language to keep it alive.

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