Pacific Waves for Friday 23 August 2013

3:06 PM.Vanuatu to make its debut at the World Rowing Championships this weekend. Audio

3:02 PM.After a decade of international support in the form of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands or RAMSI, there's still doubt as to whether the country will remain peaceful. Audio

3:01 PM.Fiji's new constitution has moved to protect land rights, but has also changed the electoral system and removed regional electorates. Audio

3:00 PM.Fiji constitution makes sweeping changes to voting system, land rights; Solomon Islands faces challenges as RAMSI winds down; New Zealand looking to extend role of police in Bougainville; Foreign aid… Read more Audio

6:03 AM.A Hawaiian independence campaigner, Leon Siu, says French Polynesia's reinscription on the UN decolonisation list has given the movement a huge boost. Audio

6:02 AM.The Australian National University's Development Policy Centre has compared the policies of Australia's two major political parties on aid and international development ahead of next month's election.

6:01 AM.The PNG province of Bougainville has asked New Zealand for more help, as hundreds of their police are being trained to combat local issues. Audio

6:00 AM.Fiji's government publishes its constitution; Academic says new Fiji constitution takes on board concern about land rights; New Zealand looking to extend role of police in Bougainville; Foreign aid… Read more Audio