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Tagata o te Moana

Tagata o te Moana

Tagata o te Moana for 1 August 2026

Aug 1, 2026 · 32 min · 13 segments

Torres Strait elders challenge a climate ruling decision, a new Kiwi film series breaks mental health stigmas and Vanuatu language is celebrated in New Zealand. But first, is the Indonesian government…

Torres Strait elders challenge a climate ruling decision, a new Kiwi film series breaks mental health stigmas and Vanuatu language is celebrated in New Zealand. But first, is the Indonesian government silencing activists in West Papua? All that and more stories from the week at RNZ Pacific. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Torres Strait elders challenge a climate ruling decision, a new Kiwi film series breaks mental health stigmas and Vanuatu language is celebrated in New Zealand. But first, is the Indonesian government…

Top entities: New Zealand×20 Torres Strait×9 Vanuatu×5 Samoa×9 The Walt Disney Company×2

Speakers: Tiana HaxtonHostLina IsnoGuestPabai PabaiGuestChristina PersicoGuestMargot StauntonKaya SelbyAtereano MatearikiSusana SuiswikiMichael Tuatangaloa AlisaGuestDonald McKenzie-MayoGuestCoco LanceLealani SiausiGuestMax GriffinGuest

New ZealandCountryCountry in Oceania
99%20 mentions
Torres StraitBody of WaterStrait
97%9 mentions
VanuatuCountryCountry in Oceania
96%5 mentions
SamoaCountryCountry in Oceania
94%9 mentions
The Walt Disney CompanyTheater GroupMedia company
92%2 mentions
SamoansEntityPeople
90%9 mentions
South PapuaAdministrative Area
88%9 mentions
IndonesiaCountryCountry in Asia
87%8 mentions
Andreas HarsonoPersonJournalist
85%3 mentions
Saudi ArabiaCountryCountry in the Middle East
83%7 mentions
West PapuaAdministrative AreaIndonesian province
81%3 mentions
RNZ PacificRadio StationRadio station
79%8 mentions
Torres Strait IslandersEntityPeople
78%1 mention
Rugby SamoaSports OrganizationSports governing body
76%2 mentions
World RugbyCompanySports governing body
74%6 mentions
RNZCompany
72%3 mentions
FijiCountryCountry in Oceania
71%5 mentions
BislamaEntityHuman language
69%2 mentions
AustraliaCountryCountry in Oceania
67%6 mentions
Human Rights WatchOrganizationNon-governmental organization
65%4 mentions
Prabowo SubiantoPersonPresident of the Republic of Indonesia
63%2 mentions
GuadalcanalPlaceIsland in the Solomon Islands
62%2 mentions
AppleCompanyTechnology company
59%2 mentions
SpotifyCompanyCompany
59%2 mentions
FijiansEntityEthnic group
56%3 mentions
YouTubeWebsiteVideo sharing company
54%2 mentions
Gramma TalaEntityMovie character
53%2 mentions
Torres Strait IslandsPlaceArchipelago in Oceania
51%2 mentions
Solomon IslandsCountryCountry in Oceania
49%1 mention
Papua New GuineaCountryCountry in Oceania
47%2 mentions
Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele MalielegaoiPersonMember of the Samoan Parliament
46%1 mention
iHeartRadioCompanyCompany
44%2 mentions
Federal Court of AustraliaCompanyCourt
42%1 mention
Pacific IslanderEntityPeople
40%2 mentions
QueenslandAdministrative AreaAustralian State
38%1 mention
SagoEntityFood
37%1 mention
DohaCityCapital of Qatar
35%2 mentions
United KingdomCountryCountry in Europe
33%3 mentions
Solomon Islands Broadcasting CorporationOrganization
31%1 mention
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
29%3 mentions
AotearoaPlace
28%1 mention
NFLSports OrganizationLeague
26%1 mention
MelanesiaPlaceRegion
23%2 mentions
EnglishEntitySpoken language
23%1 mention
PijinEntitySpoken language
19%1 mention
Tok PisinEntitySpoken language
19%1 mention
University of OtagoCollege or UniversityPublic university in Dunedin, New Zealand
19%1 mention
Tautai VasaEntityMovie character
15%1 mention
Manawatū-Whanganui RegionPlaceRegion in New Zealand
13%1 mention
SuvaCityCapital of Fiji
12%3 mentions

PapuaEnvironment > Deforestation > Climate Change
Military PresenceEnvironment > Deforestation > Climate Change > Papua
JournalismMedia > Access Issues
Solomon IslandsMedia > Access Issues > Journalism
Mining IncidentsMedia > Access Issues > Journalism > Solomon Islands
Indigenous RightsSociety > Climate Change
Torres Strait IslandsSociety > Climate Change > Indigenous Rights
Legal CasesSociety > Climate Change > Indigenous Rights > Torres Strait Islands
Youth IssuesEntertainment > Film > Representation > Pacific Culture
Society
DeforestationEnvironment
Climate ChangeSociety
Climate ChangeEnvironment > Deforestation
Human RightsPolitics
ActivismPolitics > Human Rights
RepresentationEntertainment > Film
Access IssuesMedia
Politics
Environment
Entertainment
FilmEntertainment
Media
Environmental ActivismPolitics > Human Rights > Activism
Pacific CultureEntertainment > Film > Representation
IndonesiaPolitics > Human Rights > Activism > Environmental Activism