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Pacific Waves for Monday 27 February 2017
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 27 February 2017
4:06 PM.Calls in Fiji for parliamentary inquiry into police brutality; Food supplier resumes deliveries to PNG jail; Ocean advocacy group warns of 'trans-shipping' dangers; Fears of Pacific free trade deal… Read more Audio
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Calls in Fiji for parliamentary inquiry into police brutality
4:04 PM.An opposition politician in Fiji is calling for an independent parliamentary committee to investigate the state's responses to police brutality. Read more Audio
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Food supplier resumes deliveries to PNG jail
4:03 PM.The company supplying food to more than 170 inmates in a Papua New Guinea jail has now resumed its deliveries after almost a week's suspension. Read more Audio
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Ocean advocacy group warns of 'trans-shipping' dangers
4:02 PM.An environmental group dedicated to ocean conservation is warning Pacific nations to be alert to the threat of what's called trans-shipping, which can mask illegal fishing. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 February 2017
6:05 AM.US free trade moves could accelerate PACER-Plus; West Papuan claims Australia deported him to PNG; Moves to boost Pasifika understanding in NZ public sector; A new satellite on order could bring high… Read more Audio
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US free trade moves could accelerate PACER-Plus
6:04 AM.A campaigner battling to stop a Pacific trade deal says the recent moves by the United States President Donald Trump could lead to tougher conditions placed on the island countries. Read more Audio
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West Papuan claims Australia deported him to PNG
6:03 AM.A West Papuan English teacher, who claims to have escaped persecution to an Australian island, says he was deported to Port Moresby. Read more Audio
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Moves to boost Pasifika understanding in NZ public sector
6:02 AM.It's hoped understanding between the Pasifika community and New Zealand's public sector is boosted through a customised internship programme. Read more Audio
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Kacific puts in order for new Asia-Pacific satellite
6:01 AM.A Singapore-based satellite operator has put in an order for a new satellite which aims to bring high speed broadband to unserviced and remote areas in the Pacific and South East Asia. Read more Audio
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Chch rebuild offers training opportunity for Pasifika peoples
6:00 AM.Six years after Christchurch's destructive 6.3 magnitude earthquake the rebuild programme is now being used to provide training for workers from the region. Read more Audio