Pacific Waves for Friday 18 April 2014

3:07 PM.Australia promises not to send babies of asylum seekers to Pacific detention camps this weekend; Getting people to return to their communities is the new focus of the Solomons flood relief; An NGO… Read more Audio

3:06 PM.Twenty six babies born in Australia to asylum seeker parents will not be transferred to Nauru or Manus detention centres this weekend. Audio

3:04 PM.A look at the situation in Solomon Islands two weeks after the floods. Audio

3:02 PM.Tuvalu's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taukelina Finikaso, says the country risked isolating itself when the previous government set up diplomatic ties with Russia. Audio

5:06 AM.The Cook Islands prepares for an early election; An NGO says Solomon Islands' flood affected farmers need immediate help; Relief efforts are underway in Papua New Guinea in the wake of Cyclone Ita… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.The Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands has dissolved parliament and called for a snap election in July. Audio

5:04 AM.New Zealand NGO is looking for support to help farmers in rural Guadalcanal in Solomon Islands who were put out of business by the flooding two weeks ago. Audio

5:00 AM.Experienced Australian mentor Julie Hoornweg has been appointed Fiji netball coach for the second time, albeit on a short-term deal. Audio