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This episode covers the upcoming elections in New Caledonia, New Zealand's diplomatic priorities in the Pacific, and a new shark species discovered in PNG.

This week on Tagata o te Moana: For the first time in 7 years - New Caledonians will go to the polls, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says the Pacific is at the top of New Zealand's diplomatic priority list, and Australian scientists have discover a new shark species in PNG that walks on its fins. All that and more stories from the week at RNZ Pacific. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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