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Pacific Waves for Tuesday 20 September 2016
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 20 September 2016
3:05 PM.Six months after Cyclone Winston, volunteers are leaving Fiji's Koro island; A Cook Islands NGO says scrutiny of a proposed fishing deal was biased; A call for a Pacific-wide ban of asbestos… Read more Audio
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Toilet-builders set to leave remote island in Fiji
3:04 PM.A group of volunteers on Fiji's remote Koro Island are heading home this week after six months of building toilets and living in tents. Read more Audio
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Scrutiny of proposed Cooks fishing deal was biased, claims NGO
3:03 PM.A Cook Islands NGO says a committee process to scrutinise a proposed fishing deal with the European Union was biased. Read more Audio
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Solomons fire sparks call for Pacific-wide ban on asbestos
3:02 PM.New asbestos discovered after a hospital fire in Solomon Islands has sparked a call for a Pacific-wide ban on the toxic substance. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 20 September 2016
5:04 AM.A political scientist looks at the questions raised by admitting the Pacific Island Forum's newest members; A new marine reserve is established around Pitcairn Island; Fiji's NGOs cautious about… Read more Audio
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New Pacific Forum members raise questions
5:03 AM.A political scientist who covers Pacific issues, says the changes initiated at the Pacific Islands Forum, by adding new members, may have fascinating results that the agency has not yet considered. Read more Audio
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New marine reserve established around Pitcairn Island
5:02 AM.Pitcairn islanders have been celebrating the establishment last week of 830,000 square kilometres of marine reserve around their remote island. Read more Audio