Tough economic times contribute to poor Pacific Islander diets in NZ

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Updated March 30, 2009 10:51:41

New Zealand has been in recession now for more than a year and it's having a big impact on people's diets across the Tasman, with the Government's new report on obesity, revealing that a growing number of Pacific Islanders in New Zealand are malnourished because they simply can't afford healthy food.


Presenter Kerri Ritchie

Speakers: Samoan woman Joanna Fuimaono, Chief Executive of the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs Dr Colin Tukuitonga, Spokesman for the New Zealand Meat Association Chris Ritchie

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