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Pacific Waves for Monday 9 April 2018
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 9 April 2018
3:06 PM.Four confirmed deaths so far from weekend quake in PNG; Impending cyclone adds to flood woes in Fiji; Fight to ban child brides in American Samoa not over despite senate setback; Bougainville rebel… Read more Audio
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Four confirmed deaths so far from weekend quake in PNG
3:05 PM.Four deaths have been confirmed so far in Papua New Guinea's Hela Province after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake over the weekend. It struck on Saturday afternoon near Tari, the capital of Hela province… Read more Audio
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Impending cyclone adds to flood woes in Fiji
3:04 PM.A local charity helping flood-struck families in Fiji says there's a lot of fear about another cyclone heading towards the country. Cyclone Keni is expected to be closest to Fiji about midday… Read more Audio
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PNG's Steven Kari wins Pacific's first Comm gold
3:00 PM.Steven Kari has won the Pacific's first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games with a record-breaking lift on the Gold Coast. The Papua New Guinean set a new Commonwealth and Games record in the clean… Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 9 April 2018
6:05 AM.Fight to ban child brides in American Samoa not over despite senate setback; Bougainville rebel to support weapons disposal; Hawaii considers regulation on pesticide usage; A young Samoan makes an… Read more Audio
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Fight to ban child brides in American Samoa not over
6:04 AM.The fight to ban child brides in American Samoa is not over. Read more Audio
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Bougainville rebel to support weapons disposal
6:03 AM.Bougainville's Minister for Peace Agreement Implementation says he has made significant breakthroughs in a visit to the isolated south of the main island.
Unitl quite recently the unruly south was… Read more Audio
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Hawai'i considers regulation on pesticide usage
6:02 AM.A proposed bill in the US state of Hawaii will prohibit the use of a neurotoxin called chlorpyrifos and impose a buffer zone when pesticides are sprayed near schools.
The president of Hawaii's… Read more Audio
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Young Samoan makes historic trip to the Kermadecs
6:01 AM.A 17-year-old Samoan has made history by being the first Pacific islander to take part in the Young Blake Expedition to the Kermadec Islands, a trip he says sparked a passion to influence and affect… Read more Audio
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Revival of Tongan tapa celebrated in NZ
6:00 AM.The revival of traditional Tongan tapa making in rural Vava'u is being celebrated in New Zealand.
A mother and daughter team have been on a mission to rekindle the tradition back in the islands and… Read more Audio