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Pacific Beat

Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.

  1. 10 HR AGO

    Pacific leaders call for urgent climate action at COP29

    In New Zealand, thousands of Maori activists have taken to the streets in protest as the country's parliament prepares to debate legislation that could change the way the 180-year old agreement between Maori chiefs and the British Crown is put into practice.

    47 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Controversial bill sparks nationwide protest in New Zealand

    It's been over a month since the New Zealand naval vessel, HMNZS Manawanui sunk off the coast of Samoa. But plans to remove the fuel from the vessel are beginning to take shape. Papers appointing a contractor for the fuel removal have been drawn up, while experts work around the clock to contain oil slowly leaking to the surface.

    49 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    COP29 commences in Azerbaijan

    COP29 has commenced in Baku, Azerbaijan, where leaders and delegates from across the Pacific have gathered.  Climate financing is expected to be an agenda, Pacific leaders will be rigorously advocating for.

    46 min

  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    PALM workers apply for asylum in record numbers

    Over the next two weeks, world leaders, activists, scientists, and policymakers will gather to discuss climate change. Discussions are set to center heavily on climate financing something Pacific countries will be looking to see concrete commitments to.

    43 min

  5. 6 NOV

    Mixed reaction from US Pacific Islanders to Trump victory

    There is excitement among American Pacific Islanders who voted for president-elect Donald Trump. For others, there's disappointment. We spoke to three Americans of Pacific Islander ancestry to get their reaction.

    51 min

  6. 5 NOV

    US Pacific Islanders head to the polls

    The presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is predicted to be a tight and fiercely contested event. Among the voting demographics are Americans of Pacific Islander heritage, who make up only 0.5% of the US population. To get a Pacific Islander perspective of the elections, we spoke to Pacific Islander voters in the US.

    46 min

  7. 4 NOV

    Voters cast their ballots in Palau, Guam and Northern Marianas

    Residents of Guam will head to the polls 14-hours ahead of their counterparts in mainland USA, except their vote for president won't count.

    49 min

  8. 3 NOV

    Papua New Guinea stands by COP29 boycott

    Papua New Guinea is standing by its decision to boycott the upcoming Climate Conference in Azerbaijan. PNG's Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko says it's a protest against the annual conference which has failed to live up to pledges to lower fossil fuel emissions.

    55 min
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Focusing on the Pacific region, the program brings you interviews with leaders, newsmakers, and people who make the Pacific beat.

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  • Channel
    ABC News
  • Creator
    Radio Australia
  • Years Active
    2006 - 2024
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2024, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
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