Pacific Waves
A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.
Episodes
In Pacific Waves today: PNG police blame overrun prisons on mass breakouts; Guam removed from US nuclear compensation Vanuatu completes WHO disaster evaluation; Dream come true for new All Black recruits.
In Pacific Waves today: 'Pray for us' - Solomon Island students in Israel awaits repatriation; Majority of Pacific continue to show support for Israel; New poll shows respondents views on Cook Islands; Pacific Music Awards 2025 finalists announced.
In Pacific Waves today: Kapa haka group celebrate Matariki in NZ's Northland; NZ's pause on funding is 'patronising' - Cook Islands PM; New faces eager to enter Samoa politics; Experts brought in after cyber-attack on Tonga health database.
In Pacific Waves today: NZ pauses millions of dollars in funding for the Cook Islands; China could be major beneficiary of Peters' move on Cooks - Powles; Pacific economy is growing slowly but surely - World Bank; Getting ready for the biggest Cook Islands festival in Aotearoa.
In Pacific Waves today: Auckland flood residents still facing uncertainty; Debate on deep sea mining in the Cooks ongoing; Moana Pasifika's inspirational captain leaves for Japan.
In Pacific Waves today: Political instability hindering Pacific unity - Cook Islands foreign secretary; PNG PM seeks to strengthen ties with France; Pacific women shown to have highest rates of womb cancer.
In Pacific Waves today: Celebrated Samoan designer tragically shot in protest; Three Pacific nations considered for US travel ban list; UN oceans conference in France ends; A conversation with rising star and counter-tenor Samuel Mataele.
In Pacific Waves today: Fiji national describes Israel-Iran conflict as 'freaky'; Bougainville independence talks conclude; Tonga's Princess calls for whales to have legal rights; Pacific Climate Warriors take climate change message to Pasifika in Porirua.
In Pacific Waves today: More deaths reported in West Papua clashes; NZ police not doing enough to tackle corruption in the region - report; Funding cut hurting Pacific and Māori students - advocates; Mumbai to host sevens rugby tournament.
In Pacific Waves today: Tuvalu PM calls for treaty on sea level rise in France; Registrations for overseas Samoan voters open; Self-described misogynist obtains Vanuatu citizenship; New breast screening campaign creating a cultural shift.
In Pacific Waves today: Los Angeles protests show no signs of slowing down - Pasifika journalist; Bougainville independence talks underway in Christchurch; NZ govt's new visa excludes Pacific - Green Party MP.
In Pacific Waves today: New report reveals 2024 as the 'hottest year' on record; Aid organisations help farmers in PNG's Sepik get ahead; Corporate companies adopt Samoan cultural attire.
In Pacific Waves today: Samoa's early election date confirmed; Ship in Fiji's harbour capsizes after removal; Ni-Vanuatu teachers strike continue one year on; Researchers unlock new secrets of early Pacific migration.
In Pacific Waves today: PNG and Bougainville to hold talks at Burnham military camp; Samoan teacher pens children's book on cultural values; Pacific journos face increasing pressure; Black Ferns rugby player embraces Samoan heritage.
In Pacific Waves today: Tonga's 'Aisake Eke led Government has produced its first budget, pumping up spending by more than 10 percent compared with last year. World leaders, civil society groups, scientists and businesses will gather in France next week for the third UN Ocean Conference. Dengue Fever cases have been surging in recent decades, according to the World Health Organization there were just over 500 thousand reported case...
In Pacific Waves today: Dengue fever outbreaks are not slowing down in the Pacific. The world's poorest and most vulnerable countries are set to make record high debt repayments to China. The first Chamoru woman navigator in living memory has been at the helm of a traditional voyage between Guam and Saipan. Samoan Language Week celebrations kick off in Aotearoa.
In Pacific Waves today: PNG is staring down the prospect of being back on the 'greylist' of a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog. Pasifika King's Birthday honour recipients continue to fight for Pacific communities. Norfolk Island is in its second week with no emergency or triple zero number. The road to Super Rugby Pacific playoffs has come to a dead end for Moana Pasifika and the Fijian Drua.
In Pacific Waves today: Hundreds of people are flocking to register for a snap-election in Samoa. Pro-independence Kanak groups call on the UN Special Committee on Decolonization to push Paris for a political solution in its Pacific territory. The New Zealand Minister for Pacific Peoples says the significant increase to Pacific Wardens' funding by government is recognition of the important work they do in our communities.
In Pacific Waves today: Palau's president strongly opposes any meddling by China at this year's Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting in Solomon Islands. In a curious case on Norfolk Island, a package believed to contain about 40 kilograms worth of cocaine has washed up onshore. And in Super Rugby Pacific can Moana Pasifika bounce back from humiliation in Hamilton? Or will they be crushed by the canes in Wellington?
In Pacific Waves today: A gruesome video of violence in Papua New Guinea Enga is circulating on social media causing public outrage in the country. Tonga like many parts of the Pacific has been contending in recent years with surging drug use problems. Next steps for the wreckage of the Manawanui are to be determined by the results of an independent study of the wreck and the environment.
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