Tagata o te Moana for 19 August 2023

Coming up on Tagata o te Moana: An emotional homecoming for PNGs surviving conjoined twin Sawong, we ask what Samoan Language Week meant to the community, and later on we chat with the world famous Royal Family Dance Crew. But first up, a new Israeli Embassy receives mixed reacti ... Show More

This week on Tagata o te Moana: The Cook Islands dengue fever outbreak is over, screenings of a film about West Papua are being shut down, and in sport, Moana Pasifika fans still holding out hope. But first - what's in the NZ budget for Pasfika? All that and more stories from the ... Show More

On Tagata o te Moana this week: The UN backs landmark ICJ climate ruling. Is New Zealand contributing to the militarisation of the Pacific? We look at a new rule to boost women candidates in PNG politics. And later on, Pasifika poetry. All that and more stories from the week at R ... Show More

On Friday, Hawaii's largest utility company agreed to pay the largest share of a settlement worth more than $4 billion to plaintiffs affected by last year's deadly wildfires in Maui. Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on August 17, 2023. N ... Show More

<p>Once again, commercial vessels sailing in the Red Sea are being attacked. Our correspondent explains why <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2025/07/17/as-the-houthis-sink-two-ships-in-one-week-the-world-shrugs?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.n ... Show More

As today's show begins, we're following the breaking news overnight of a growing tsunami threat extending from Russia all the way to the West Coast of the US, the result of a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake. Tsunami alerts have been issued for all of the Hawaiian islands, where ... Show More

Headlines: Joe Biden’s first address since Trump win, Optus fined $12 million for outage, National Cabinet meeting today to consider social media ban and Australia’s biggest frog count gets underway! Deep dive: Bonnie Blue is a 25-year-old Only Fans creator inviting “barely legal ... Show More

Major development in the missing woman from Hawaii who disappeared after flying to Los Angeles. While her family was looking for her all over L.A. - her devastated father tragically took his own life. Now we're learning Hannah actually traveled south of the border to Mexico. And ... Show More

President Donald Trump has paused tariffs for Mexico for one month. The Justice Department is putting pressure on FBI officials involved in January 6th investigations. Investigators are still searching for answers as crews start work to clear the wreckage of the DC plane collisio ... Show More

<p>On Christmas Eve, 1991, a 23-year-old woman went missing after a bike ride from her boyfriend’s house in Hawaii. When police discovered her bike, it appeared that someone had purposefully driven into her. Soon, her body was found, but with DNA from an unknown male at the scene ... Show More

Julia Chatterley is live from New York. Here are the top business news stories today! Debt ceiling dilemma! Pressure mounts on US congress to find a deal to raise the debt ceiling. Cash crunch! Evergrande sells assets to raise cash, while facing further debt repayments. Seeking s ... Show More

Headlines: Antisemitism taskforce announced as travel warning issued for Jews heading to Australia, Australia fires new Tomahawk missiles for the first time, person of interest interviewed in CEO shooting case and Starbucks Australia posts $5.8 million loss. Deep Dive: A major he ... Show More