The Pasifika Medical Association 2024 Conference in Christchurch this November will be held against the backdrop of major challenges with New Zealand’s health system. Conference Convenor Dr Api Talemaitoga joined #PacificMornings discuss the conference and state of Pacific health practitioners in Aotearoa.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Vaovasamanaia Winston Peters is currently on a four-country tour of the Pacific including Fiji, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau. PMN Political Reporter Ala Vailala is also on the trip and joined #PacificMornings with an update.

The Prime Minister of Vanuatu recently visited business leaders in NZ’s medicinal cannabis sector to see what his country could learn to grow their own industry. To discuss this and what the industry could mean for other countries in the Pacific is AUT’s Dr Ali Seyfoddin.

i-Kiribati people head to the polls today for the first round of voting. Journalist Rimon Rimon joined Pacific Mornings from the capital Tarawa to tell us more about developments there.

Police have launched an investigation into the source of lollies containing lethal doses of methamphetamine donated to the Auckland City Mission. Drug Foundation Executive Director Sarah Helm joined #PacificMornings to discuss.

An Auckland University micro-course designed to uplift the understanding of Pacific healthcare challenges has produced its first successful cohort with a second on the way. One of the first-gen cohort's students is Community Health Navigator for F'INE Pasifika Aotearoa Trust, Resitara Apa, who says Pacific culture can't be left at the door when addressing these challenges. #PacificCulture #AdultLearner #UniversityofAuckland