Pacific Waves for Friday 17 May 2013

3:06 PM.Claimant to Tahitian crown, the Prince Royal of Tahaa Tauatomo Mairau, dies in French Polynesia capital. Audio

3:04 PM.While the New Zealand government allocation to foreign aid is up in this year's Budget an aid advocacy group, New Zealand Aid and Development Dialogues says it can and should do better. Audio

3:04 PM.A panellist at a discussion on the 26th anniversary of the first coup in Fiji says young people have shown their willingness to take responsibility for the country's future. Audio

3:03 PM.3 years since a group of Chinese Uighurs were sent to Palau temporarily after being released from Guantanamo Bay, there's still no word on when they'll leave. Audio

3:02 PM.Australia's foreign aid boosts, but not for the Pacific, as MDG aim for aid again falls short. Audio

3:02 PM.Gaston Flosse's French Polynesia back in power on day territory returns to UN decolonisation list. Audio

3:01 PM.Authorities in the Northern Marianas are planning to extradite the former Attorney General after he was arrested in Colorado. Audio

3:00 PM.A former Northern Marianas attorney general is arrested in Colorado: We hear about Australia's new foreign aid budget which has increased, but not for the Pacific; a call for the New Zealand… Read more Audio

1:01 PM.Authorities in the Northern Marianas are planning to extradite the former Attorney General after he was arrested in Colorado. Audio

6:18 AM.A support group for gay students is this week hoping to raise awareness of the plight of homosexual and transgender communities in Fiji. Audio

6:15 AM.The megayacht which was detained for ten months until recently in Vanuatu and then sailed to New Caledonia before departing for Thailand has had to turn back to Noumea. Meanwhile issues regarding the… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.Solomon Islands police are being urged to remain united, amid reports of a split in the force and ongoing uncertainty around the departure of the former police commissioner, John Lansley. Audio

6:04 AM.Tokelau prepares to move its Apia administration office back to the atolls. Audio

6:01 AM.Australia's foreign aid boosts, but not for the Pacific, as Millennium Development Goal's aim for aid again falls short. Audio

6:00 AM.Australia's foreign aid is boosted, but not in the Pacific, and the MDG aim again falls short; Tokelau may move its Apia office back to the atolls; Solomons police beseeched to unite amid reports of… Read more Audio