"We all dream of going to Banaba" - Phosphate plunders from the Pacific and a forgotten community

The forgotten community of Banaba who were displaced from their homes to the Pacific island of Rabi in 1945, are seeking justice and restoration of their island. Banaba was all but destroyed by over 80 years of phosphate mining by British Phosphate Company (BPC) of which New Zealand was part of. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.

In this episode of Voices, we meet with a delegation of Banaban people including elders, who travelled from their Pacific island of Rabi to attend a recent climate march and an art exhibition highlighting their story.

The community of Banaba were displaced from their homes to the Pacific island of Rabi in 1945 due to large scale destruction caused by extractive mining of phosphates by British Phosphate Company (BPC) of which New Zealand was part.

What does restoration and rehabilitation of their homeland of Banaba look like and how have they been campaigning for it? Listen to the full conversation in this episode:

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details