Evan Wasuka

Pacific reporter & producer

[Pio Tikoduadua @piotikoduaduafj]

Thank you for the headline, @fijitimes 😂😬

Happy Sunday to all my Nieces and Nephews. It’s finally sunny in Suva!

[Bryce Edwards @bryce_edwards]

https://t.co/wJqLgQhd3O

[Dan McGarry @VanuatuDan]

Turns out there was a bit of pent-up demand for Starlink here in Vanuatu. Here's a pic of the local DHL office.

[Marian Faa @marianfaa]

Quite staggering findings - an independent impact assessment has recorded multiple human rights violations stemming from the abandoned Panguna gold and copper mine in Bougainvile.

https://t.co/GGboOent8c

[Hugo Hodge @HugoNHodge]

Rugby league is one of Australia's most celebrated exports, but there are growing fears the NRL's ties to gambling are having an insidious effect on Pacific communities. #gambling #NRL #NRLGrandFinal https://t.co/38f3aVFTAW

[Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic]

Story: China's Ambassador to the Pacific Qian Bo lashes PIF after Pacific leaders reaffirm status quo and reject push to strip Taiwan of its status as Forum development partner
https://t.co/Xwn8FTYbLg

[Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic]

Furious response from China after PIF sticks with the status quo on Taiwan, rejecting a push to strip it of its status as a "development partner." China's Ambassador to the Pacific Xian Bo says it must be a "mistake" and he's demanding the final communique be "corrected"

[Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic]

Make sure you tune into Pacific Beat tomorrow morning: @LiceMovono speaks with Tonga's Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni. The PM backs the Pacific Policing Initiative, and dismisses the comment from Solomon Islands about PIF being "steamrolled" 1/

[Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic]

Great interview with Fiji's PM Sitiveni Rabuka by my colleague @LiceMovono this morning on Pacific Beat. Take a listen to a section of it below. A few other things to unpack from the longer interview 1/ https://t.co/O9IMSkaehY

[LICE MOVONO @LiceMovono]

Swell of emotions as i started the news with...
“Yadra Vinaka Mai, Noa'ia, Mauri, Kaise and BULA! This is Pacific Beat, on @abcnews Radio Australia...... Vaka Turaga Saka ki na vanua o Cakaudrove kei Tailevu…”
…. the tears came.

They heard Vaka Turaga Saka Ki Na Vanua
They heard Kaise, Dhanyavaad… for the 1st time on #RadioAustralia.

For the #Pacific. So others can too!

Vinaka Vakalevu Turaga!

[Marian Faa @marianfaa]

Two months on, the impact of a huge landslide in PNG’s highlands goes much further than the village that was hit:

https://t.co/wfJT22rxdw

[Johnson Raela @JonsRaela]

🔥🔥 get it @_Chrisnrita_

[Fiji Rugby Union @fijirugby]

You made us proud this weekend ! VINAKA VITI 🇫🇯
🥈 at the Paris Olympics 2024

#duavataveilomanirakavi

[Reuters Graphics @ReutersGraphics]

How Tahiti's location and seafloor help create one of the world's best spots to surf. https://t.co/O6vJHy5Wxd

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Today I spoke with President Mapou of New Caledonia.

I conveyed Australia’s condolences for the loss of life during recent unrest and discussed the value of ongoing dialogue to shape New Caledonia’s institutional future.

[Dr Tess Newton Cain @TNCPacific]

If they can deposit superannuation to funds in NZ they can deposit to VNPF, FNPF, etc. This is not rocket science it is another example of not joining dots and not caring enough about the outcomes

[The Pacific Newsroom @newsroom_the]

Superannuation is sitting in Australia as PALM workers report barriers, delays in claiming their money - ABC News https://t.co/xN0N8NvI8G

[Kokonati Talk @KokonatiTalk]

“The evidence, however, is already apparent: microplastics found in the flesh of almost every marine species tested; certain plastic chemicals identified in drinking water; others in the leaves of plants irrigated by polluted streams.”

https://t.co/y7LD9iiweb

[Marian Faa @marianfaa]

Here's something you don't know about PNG...

In fact, I don't know, the government doesn't even know... no one really knows.

https://t.co/D3a95RIMZ2

[Stephen Dziedzic @stephendziedzic]

If you want to follow a journo on the ground in Saipan for the Assange hearing, Thomas has you covered!