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Pacific Waves for Friday 28 August 2015
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 28 August 2015
3:05 PM.Bougainville remembers the Disappeared; An analyst says India's hopes of making it to the UN Security Council is driving its stronger links with the Pacific; Former gold miner, St Barbara, is… Read more Audio
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Effects of El Nino drought felt across Melanesia
3:04 PM.The 2015 El Niño phase is causing major disruptions to food production across Melanesia Audio
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Bougainville remembers the Disappeared
3:03 PM.Bougainvilleans are tthis weekend focussing on those people still missing since the civil war which ended 18 years ago. Audio
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The Samoa Opposition starts its own paper
3:02 PM.The Samoan Opposition, dissatisfied with the media coverage it gets, sets up its own paper. Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 28 August 2015
5:05 AM.An analyst says India's hopes of making it to the UN Security Council is driving its stronger links with the Pacific; Former gold miner, St Barbara, is rejecting claims from the new owners of the Gold… Read more Audio
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A PNG police chief says no choice but to use guns in protest
5:05 AM.Police shoot at protesting students in PNG's Goroka but deny hitting them. Audio
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Expert says UN seat behind Modi's support for Pacific
5:04 AM.Expert says "game-changing" Indian summit aimed at securing region's support at UN. Audio
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Bougainville's disaster resources stretched to the limit
5:04 AM.Bougainville's disaster coordinator says the autonomous Papua New Guinea region has been stretched to the limit as it deals with several natural disasters. Audio
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Former owner disputes Solomons' mine environmental claim
5:03 AM.Australian miner St Barbara dismisses claims by the new owner of the Solomons' gold mine Gold Ridge that they are facing an environmental disaster. Audio
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Development spurs creation of Tonga's first Heritage Society
5:03 AM.An historic site threatened by government development has triggered the creation of Tonga's first Heritage Society. Audio
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Catholic church petitions against death penalty in PNG
5:02 AM.The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea is lobbying for support for a petition opposing the use of the death penalty. Audio
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Cooks police backing sought for compulsory helmets
5:02 AM.Cook Islands police are being called on to take a stronger position over the community's push for motorcyclists to use helmets. Audio
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NZ high school delivers sports facilities in Fiji
5:01 AM.A recent high school service trip to Fijian village Wailoku has capped off a five year relationship between the village and Auckland's Diocesan School for Girls. Audio
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First round of Oceania men's qualifying gets underway this week
5:00 AM.The road to the next Football World Cup begins early for four Pacific Island nations when the first round of Oceania men's qualifying gets underway this week. Audio