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Pacific Waves for Tuesday 22 December 2015
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Vanuatu media pioneer retires
6:03 AM.The man largely responsible for building independent media in Vanuatu, Marc Neil-Jones of the Daily Post newspaper, has retired after two decades in the firing line. Audio
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PNG police change recruitment to address ill-discipline
6:04 AM.The Papua New Guinea police constabulary is revamping its recruitment process in an effort to address discipline problems plaguing the force. Audio
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Samoans in New Zealand want more language resources
6:05 AM.Parents in New Zealand hoping to raise their children to be bilingual in Samoan and English say there are not enough learning resources available in Samoan, either in print or online. Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 22 December 2015
6:06 AM.Samoans in New Zealand want more language resources; PNG police change recruitment to address ill-discipline; Vanuatu media pioneer retires; Confusion surrounds exam results in Fiji; New focus on… Read more Audio
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Two Samoas agree to chip away at trade barriers
4:03 PM.Two days of talks between the two Samoas have ended on a positive note, with both sides agreeing to come up with solutions to ease trade barriers. Audio
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Fiji AG violated democratic principles according to law expert
4:04 PM.A New Zealand law expert says Fiji's attorney general violated the founding priniciples of democracy when he interfered in a parliamentary committee looking into allegations of torture by Fijian… Read more Audio
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"Abusive" searches at Nauru camp under fire
4:05 PM.A refugee advocate says women asylum seekers are being subjected to abusive and intrusive searches as they return to the camp for families and single women on Nauru. Audio
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 22 December 2015
4:06 PM.A new search routine at asylum seeker camps in Nauru has come under fire; a law expert says the Fiji Attorney Genera's moves over a torture probe has broken fundamental democratic principles; the two… Read more Audio