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Pacific Waves for Thursday 23 May 2013
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Solomons tsunami refugees forced back to seashore
3:03 PM.Home rehabilitation in Solomon Islands' Temotu province no further ahead almost four months on from devastating tsunami. Audio
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Tongan church in shock after pastors allegedly misused funds
3:02 PM.Tongan church pastors face discipline for allegedly misappropriating funds. Audio
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 23 May 2013
3:00 PM.New Tahiti leader wants referendum on self-determination. A Tongan church is in shock after eight pastors found to have misused thousands of dollars of church funds. Solomons tsunami refugees forced… Read more Audio
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NZ opposition call to refocus on Pacific's needs
6:06 AM.New Zealand's opposition spokesperson for Pacific Island Affairs calls for government to focus more on the real needs of Pacific community domestically and internationally. Audio
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Report on Pacific people in NZ unlikely to affect immigration
6:05 AM.An academic says a report showing the dire economic situation for Pacific people living in NZ is unlikely to have any effect on migration rates to the country. Audio
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Land leases remain impediment to Fiji sugar industry growth
6:04 AM.A Fiji academic says the focus on the Fiji sugar industry needs to be on improving infrastructure and removing impediments in the land lease rules that are being applied Audio
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Health professionals in PNG want action over hospital crisis
6:03 AM.Health professionals in Goroka, PNG, have had enough in their call for action by board and management of public health about the critical shortage of supplies and staff. Audio
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Mine company in Papua welcomes inspectors
6:02 AM.The last body was pulled out of the Grasberg mine in Papua on Tuesday night, and the company has vowed to allow inspectors before the mine reopens. Audio
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New Tahiti leader wants referendum on self-determination
6:01 AM.French Polynesia's new president wants a referendum on self-determination as soon as possible. Audio
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Dateline Pacfic morning edition for 23 May 2013
6:00 AM.New Tahiti leader wants referendum on self-determination; All bodies recovered from a collapse at the Freeport mine in West Papua; Health professionals in PNG's Goroka want action over hospital… Read more Audio