A major conference on the state and future of Pacific media is taking place this week in Fiji. David Robie joined #PacificMornings to discuss the event and reflect on his incredible work, covering Asia-Pacific news for more than four decades.

The health sector is reporting frustration at unchanging mortality rates for babies and mothers in New Zealand. PMMRC Chairperson John Tait joined #PacificMornings to discuss further.

Labour Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni joined #PacificMornings to discuss the political news of the week. 

We are one week into a month of military training exercises held in Hawai’i, known as RIMPAC. Twenty-nine countries and twenty=five thousand personnel are taking part, including New Zealand. Hawai’ian academic and Pacific studies lecturer Emalani Case joined #PacificMornings to discuss further.