Tagata o te Moana for 19 September 2026

World leaders meet in Fiji and Tuvalu for PRECOP31; The Pacific's first independent fact-checking website is launched; We ask what does independence look like for French Polynesia? And New Zealand celebrates Fiji Language Week. All that and more stories from the week at RNZ Pacif ... Show More

On Tagata o te Moana: 40kgs of cocaine goes missing, replaced with flour in Fiji. We ask kiwi youth 'what's putting you off voting?' And in American Samoa, the US is sued over deep-sea mining plans. But first, the regions leaders call for more global action on climate change.Go t ... Show More

Hurricane Lowell leaves trail of destruction in Hawaii, there's more questions than answers around Australias deportation agreement with Naoero, is sleep the key to better mental health? and New Zealand celebrates Tok Pisin language week. All that, and more stories from the week ... Show More

In this week's episode: devastation and chaos in Hawaii. Residents and tourists fleeing, and uncertainty about what's left. The Hunter Biden investigation enters a new phase. Americans are released from a prison in Iran. And: hip-hop turns 50. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi ... Show More

Is it a serious threat for the PM? The BBC has been told that a group of around 20 MPs (all of whom were first elected in 2019) have met to talk about whether they should try to get rid of Boris Johnson. Laura explains the latest in Westminster...Malakai Fekitoa, the Wasps rugby ... Show More

Government's plan to tackle regional inequality is published... Adam talks through what it means with the BBC’s Alex Forsyth and Sheffield filmmaker, Mark Herbert.   More Tory MPs say they want Johnson out of Downing Street. Laura's got the latest...   And the BBC's Jon Kay tells ... Show More