Officials from New Zealand and Australia are in Tuvalu for political support. Tuvalu went to the polls back in January, but forming a Parliament was delayed by bad weather as some MPs weren’t able to travel from remote atolls. PMN senior journalist Khalia Strong spoke to Green MP Huhuna Lyndon who was there.

We have fresh data out from Infometrics and Foodstuffs this morning, with new data showing costs from suppliers to supermarkets rose by 2.7 percent in June. Infometrics Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan joined #PacificMornings to discuss.

Mauri! Happy Kiribati Language Week. Buua Redfern from Ara Maneaba, a Kiribati Youth Collective joined #PacificMornings to talk more about it.