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Pacific Waves for Monday 13 April 2015
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 13 April 2015
3:05 PM.Pacific leaders meet to ensure regional voice heard at UN; A Northern Marianas mayor strongly opposes military plans for Pagan; Tahiti breaks record for largest band of Ukulele players in the world… Read more Audio
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Pacific leaders meet to ensure regional voice heard at UN
3:04 PM.Pacific leaders meet to ensure the region has a strong voice, and it's priorities are reflected, when members of the United Nations set global development goals later this year. Audio
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CNMI mayor claims strong opposition to military plans for Pagan
3:03 PM.The mayor of the northern islands in the Northern Marianas says the United States military hasn't taken indigenous and cultural factors into account in its plans to set up a live firing range on Pagan… Read more Audio
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Tahiti breaks record for largest band of Ukulele players
3:02 PM.Tahiti has made into the Guinness Book of Records with the largest band of Ukulele players in the world. Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 13 April 2015
5:05 AM.Hopes remain Fiji will still make Forum summit; Advocate says refugees are increasingly seen as 'less than second class citizens'; New Caledonia loyalists unhappy with electoral law; Vanuatu pleased… Read more Audio
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Hopes remain Fiji will still make Forum summit
5:04 AM.The subject of Fiji, which has dominated Pacific Island Forum summits every year since 2006, will continue this year after the country's leader announced he will not attend. Audio
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Refugees increasingly 'less than second class citizens'
5:03 AM.A refugee advocate says new laws being brought in by the Australian and Nauru governments show they view refugees and asylum seekers as being less than second class citizens. Audio
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New Caledonia loyalists unhappy with electoral law
5:02 AM.There has been a negative reaction in New Caledonia to the French government's electoral law for the territory's independence referendum. Audio
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Vanuatu pleased with renewed Russian relations
5:01 AM.The Vanuatu government says it is pleased with the outcomes of its recent diplomatic mission to Moscow and hopes the renewed ties with Russia will continue into the future. Audio
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Questions over when Fiji union check-offs will be reinstated
5:00 AM.The Fiji Public Service Association says while it welcomes an agreement to reinstate union subscription deductions, it's still waiting to find out when it will come into effect. Audio