Tagata o te Moana for 19 August 2023

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 ...  عرض المزيد

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 ...  عرض المزيد

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 ...  عرض المزيد

Rescue efforts continue in Maui after fast-moving wildfires caused catastrophic damage across the island this week. The death toll from the wildfires has risen to at least 53 with several others wounded. Thousands of Maui residents have been displaced by the catastrophe, as well. ...  عرض المزيد

Tuesday briefing: Maui wildfires; Trump’s case in Georgia; Lucy Letby; Sha’Carri Richardson; Charles Martinet; and more

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