Navigation for Pacific Waves
Pacific Waves for Thursday 18 May 2017
-
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 May 2017
3:05 PM.Pacific games council confused and dissappointed by Tongan government's withdrawal from 2019 Pacific Games; Leaked documents show conditions at Australia's Manus detention centre were deliberately… Read more Audio
-
Tonga's withdrawal from Pacific Games 'disappointing and confusing'
3:04 PM.The Pacific Games Council says it was not consulted over the Tongan government's decision to pull out of hosting the 2019 event. Read more Audio
-
Musicans celebrated in the 13th Pacific Music Awards
3:00 PM.The 13th year celebrating Pacific artists domestically and internationally at the Vodafone Pacific Music Awards in Auckland. Audio
-
Manus detention degraded to make refugees leave
5:04 AM.Conditions in the Manus Island detention centre were deliberately degraded to make refugees want to leave. Read more Audio
-
Plastic rubbish collects on pristine uninhabited Pacific island
5:03 AM.Pacific world heritage site revealed as having the highest density of plastic rubbish in the world. Read more Audio
-
Watchdog group in PNG hopes to extend civics education
5:02 AM.Transparency International Papua New Guinea is hoping to extend its civics education in schools' project. Read more Audio