Pacific Review

Episodes

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  Calls for recognition over stolen lullaby 07.11.2026 26m

  There are calls for recognition in Solomon Islands over a lullaby taken by a French music group, which became an international hit and earned millions in royalties.
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  Overtourism concerns surround Tonga's whales 31.10.2026 25m

  Tonga is one of the few places in the world where tourists can swim with humpback whales, but there are concerns too many whale-watching licences have been granted.
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  South Pacific's conman "King" passes away 24.10.2026 26m

  One of the South Pacific’s most infamous con men, Noah Musingku, has died in his self-declared kingdom in Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea.
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  Successful separation surgery for Fijian conjoined twins 17.10.2026 25m

  Doctors in Saudi Arabia have successfully separated conjoined twins from Fiji in a 12-hour operation.
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  Sea cucumbers, marijuana and golden passports: New season of Politok drops 15.10.2026

  How can Pacific countries rebuild in the aftermath of devastating cyclones? In Vanuatu’s case, it was turning to the “golden passport” scheme in the wake of Cyclone Pam in 2015 – and it generated more than 35 per cent of the government’s total revenue at its height. Welcome to the new season of Politok, which pulls back the curtain and ask the big questions like: Why are governments banning the lucrative sea cucumber trade? And there’s an emerging cannabis industry in the Pacific – can it deliver on its economic promise, or will it go up in smoke? Join host Scott Waide on Radio Australia’s for another season of Politok, which goes beyond the headlines.
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  Fiji and Tuvalu host world leaders for climate talks 10.10.2026 25m

  Global attention turns to the Pacific as Fiji and Tuvalu play host to a major United Nations climate meeting.
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  Cocaine exhibits at Fiji court replaced with flour 03.10.2026 25m

  Fiji authorities are under scrutiny after 52 kilograms of cocaine vanished from the exhibit room at the Suva High Court.
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  Mother-to-baby HIV transmission rises as Fiji's epidemic worsens 26.09.2026 25m

  A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
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  Fiji declares HIV national emergency 19.09.2026 25m

  Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency, with one in 60 adults now living with the disease.
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  Crocodile attack shocks Papua New Guinea's capital 12.09.2026 25m

  A wildlife park in Papua New Guinea's capital says it's carrying out an internal review after one of its workers was attacked and killed by a crocodile in front of crowds. 
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  Pacific Islands Forum leaders criticise China over missile test 05.09.2026 25m

  A roundup of major stories from across the region and the people involved and affected by them.
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  Bougainville's independence referendum results tabled 29.08.2026 25m

  After seven long years, Bougainville's independence referendum has been tabled in Papua New Guinea's Parliament. An Australian judge is defiant after Fiji's High Court finds a Commission of Inquiry he ran appeared biased, with its findings ruled null and void. A pumice raft from an undersea volcanic eruption ends up 3,000km away. Melbourne Storm's Fijian player Tui Kamikamica to be honoured at Kaiviti Silktails match.
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  $165m crypto Ponzi suspect arrested in Fiji 22.08.2026 25m

  FBI and Fiji authorities have arrested and deported an American citizen wanted for masterminding a $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme.
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  Vanuatu president defends pardon for sex offenders 15.08.2026 25m

  Vanuatu's president is refusing to bow to a public backlash over a pardon for two child sex offenders.
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  Helicopter rescue for NZ climbers in the Solomons 08.08.2026 25m

  Two New Zealand climbers were rescued by helicopter after they were stranded for six days on Solomon Islands' highest mountain.
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  Australia outpaces China as lead lender for Pacific infrastructure 01.08.2026 25m

  Australia overtakes China as the Pacific's biggest lender, according to new Lowy Institute data.
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  Tongan women caught in arranged marriage syndicate in China 25.07.2026 25m

  Several Tongan women detail how they were lured into arranged marriages in China.
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  Hundreds arrested as Timor-Leste cracks down on scam centres 18.07.2026 25m

  More than 300 foreign workers have been arrested as Timor-Leste cracks down on suspected scam centres in the capital, Dili.
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  Pacific security in the spotlight after China fires test missile 11.07.2026 25m

  Pacific leaders have condemned China's test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, just hours after Australia signed a new security treaty with Fiji.
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  'Godzilla' El Nino weather system starts to bite across the region 04.07.2026 25m

  El Nino weather system already being felt across the Pacific with predictions worse is to come.