Pacific Waves for Monday 26 August 2013

3:03 PM.A Solomon Islands politician says women in her country are fed up with not benefitting from any of the money that passes through the hands of her male counterparts. Audio

3:02 PM.French Polynesia's pro-independence opposition politician, Oscar Temaru, is defying convention by going to the Pacific Islands Forum meeting despite not being in government. Audio

3:01 PM.The value of tuna spiked in the western Pacific last year, in concert with a record number of catches. Audio

3:00 PM.A report on Western Pacific tuna shows a spike in value and a record number of catches; French Polynesia's pro-independence former president Oscar Temaru defies convention to go to the Forum; a… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.Another New Zealand university wants to attract more students from the Pacific. Audio

6:04 AM.Far-flung Pitcairn Islanders are about to be surveyed about what made them leave the isolated territory and what would make them return. Audio

6:03 AM.A group representing Solomon Islands business women is hoping plans to operate a daily flea market in the capital will soon be approved. Audio

6:02 AM.Global interest in Papua New Guinea's gas reserves continues to boom. Audio

6:01 AM.The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme says the Pacific's development goals beyond 2015 will be more ambitious and deal with unfinished business. [Corrected version] Audio

6:00 AM.We hear about more ambitious targets for the Pacific development goals post 2015; Global interest in Papua New Guinea's gas reserves continues to boom; A Solomon Islands womens group plans a daily… Read more Audio