Amelia Langford
Academic calls for 'transparency' over Fiji TV fiasco
A legal expert says an apparent abuse of power by Fiji's Attorney-General over media rights to last year's Rugby Sevens should be investigated. Audio
Tonga's Cardinal says new role 'heavy responsibility'
Tonga's Cardinal says his new role is both a blessing and a heavy responsibility. Audio
Academic says Fiji has made new friends
An academic following Pacific relations says Fiji has made new allies in the past eight years and the political landscape has changed. Audio
25-metre long tapa features in NZ exhibition
A 25-metre long tapa features in a New Zealand artist's latest exhibition, which is on display in Wellington. Audio
NZ defence keen to 're-engage' with Fiji
A visit by New Zealand's defence minister to Fiji signals the thawing of an icy relationship between the two countries following the 2006 coup. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 December 2014
Australia's cuts to its aid budget labelled 'harsh, unfair and cruel'; New Zealand joins demands for investigation into Papua shooting; Cook Islands byelection ordered after result voided; A ray of… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 17 December 2014
Water levels at a Solomon Islands mine are dangerously high; New Zealand's opposition says NZ has 'obligation' to help retain Fiji's democracy; Samoa's opposition leader accuses the Government of… Audio
NZ has ' obligation ' to help retain Fiji's democracy-NZ Labour
:New Zealand's opposition says the country has an obligation to help ensure Fiji retains it democratic system and must not hold its coup-ridden past against it. Audio
Anglican Church agency suspends staff just before Xmas
The Public Service Association says a minor dispute over wages has snowballed with an Otago church agency taking the sledgehammer to a nut approach. Audio
Petrol price relief for motorists
Petrol prices are continuing to slide, with petrol stations selling 91 octane at under $2 a litre for the first time in more than two years. Audio
Unions say average NZ wage is misleading
Unions are urging the Government to stop misleading the public about how much the average New Zealander earns. Audio
Union calls for Government to ditch rhetoric on average wage
The Public Service Association is calling on the Government to ditch their rhetoric about the average wage. Audio
NZers still cautious with pennies but Government missing out
The Finance Minister, Bill English, has conceded it will be more difficult than expected to return to a government surplus this financial year. Audio
Wellington's Town Hall to be saved under new proposal
Wellington's Town Hall is to be saved from being knocked down but the price-tag has soared to 60-million dollars. Audio
Aid agency prepares 'for the worst' in Philippines
Typhoon Hagupit is continuing to batter the Philippines, toppling trees, causing flooding and blocking roads. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 5 December 2014
Two PNG men who spent five months adrift at sea are released from hospital; the Pacific region continues to face problems with corruption; critics says reporting of PNG issues is going downhill; the… Audio
Otago University professor takes top NZ science prize
Amelia Langford on this year's Prime Minister's Science Prizes held in Wellington last night. Audio
UN finds Australia's asylum seeker policies 'concerning'
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has criticised Australia's asylum seeker policies, including the detention of children and its use of off-shore processing centres. Audio
