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Tagata o te Moana

Tagata o te Moana

Tagata o te Moana for 11 July 2026

Jul 11, 2026 · 35 min · 9 segments

Coming up on Tagata o te Moana: China is criticised for a ballistic missile test, the CNMI begins to recover from Super Typhoon Bavi, we ask what Matariki means across the region, and New Zealand…

Coming up on Tagata o te Moana: China is criticised for a ballistic missile test, the CNMI begins to recover from Super Typhoon Bavi, we ask what Matariki means across the region, and New Zealand celebrates Kiribati language week. All that and more stories from the week at RNZ Pacific. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Coming up on Tagata o te Moana: China is criticised for a ballistic missile test, the CNMI begins to recover from Super Typhoon Bavi, we ask what Matariki means across the region, and New Zealand…

Top entities: Matariki×22 Kiribati×19 China×26 United States×14 Rangi Mātāmua×5

Speakers: Katie Aimiti Maia'iGuestTiana HaxtonHostRangi MatamuaGuestJohnny BladesRoy BurnettGuestA Tereano MatiarikiKoko LanceKaya SelbyKoroi HawkinsSusana Suiswiki

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99%22 mentions
KiribatiCountryCountry in Oceania
97%19 mentions
ChinaCountryCountry in East Asia
96%26 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
94%14 mentions
Rangi MātāmuaPersonNew Zealand academic
92%5 mentions
AustraliaCountryCountry in Oceania
91%16 mentions
New ZealandCountryCountry in Oceania
89%23 mentions
Cook IslandsCountryIsland country
87%9 mentions
FijiCountryCountry in Oceania
85%17 mentions
SamoaCountryCountry in Oceania
84%10 mentions
TahitiPlaceIsland in French Polynesia
82%4 mentions
Christopher LuxonPersonPrime Minister of New Zealand
80%4 mentions
RNZ PacificRadio StationRadio station
78%3 mentions
Anthony AlbanesePersonPrime Minister of Australia
77%6 mentions
Northern Mariana IslandsCountryTerritory
75%5 mentions
Pacific IslanderEntityPeople
73%1 mention
Donald TrumpPerson45th and 47th U.S. President
72%4 mentions
Anote TongPersonFormer President of Kiribati
70%3 mentions
James BelichPersonNew Zealand historian
68%1 mention
Marshall IslandsCountryCountry in Oceania
66%2 mentions
Mao NingPersonDirector of the Foreign Ministry Information Department of China
65%2 mentions
Ocean of Peace AllianceEventEvent
63%3 mentions
RNZCompany
61%3 mentions
Pacific Islands ForumOrganization
59%3 mentions
AppleCompanyTechnology company
58%2 mentions
NiueCountryIsland country
56%3 mentions
SpotifyCompanyCompany
54%2 mentions
Solomon IslandsCountryCountry in Oceania
53%1 mention
PolynesiaPlace
51%8 mentions
EnglishEntitySpoken language
49%2 mentions
Pacific studiesEntityAcademic discipline
47%4 mentions
Treaty of RarotongaEvent
46%2 mentions
HawaiiAdministrative AreaUS state
44%3 mentions
PalauCountryCountry in Oceania
42%2 mentions
iHeartRadioCompanyCompany
41%2 mentions
BananaEntityFruit
39%1 mention
Australian Labor PartyOrganizationPolitical party
37%1 mention
Papua New GuineaCountryCountry in Oceania
34%1 mention
TuvaluCountryCountry in Oceania
34%1 mention
VanuatuCountryCountry in Oceania
34%1 mention
ChristmasEntityCelebration
30%1 mention
Parliament of AustraliaOrganizationGoverning body
28%2 mentions
SuvaCityCapital of Fiji
27%2 mentions
TongaCountryCountry in Oceania
25%2 mentions
EasterEntityCelebration
23%1 mention
Māori peopleEntityPeople
22%1 mention
LGM-30G Minuteman IIIEntity
20%1 mention
Kwajalein AtollPlaceIsland in the Marshall Islands
18%1 mention
United States SenateOrganizationGoverning body
16%1 mention
ChineseEntity
15%1 mention

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