Pacific Waves for Wednesday 18 June 2014

3:05 PM.The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Peter O'Neill, has won a week long stay on a police arrest warrant after a controversial morning in the National Court with two lawyers competing to represent the… Read more Audio

3:04 PM.The new Tongan budget has faced criticism for relying too heavily on foreign aid, with 59 percent of the record budget provided by donors. Audio

3:02 PM.An officer with the Australian Defense Force says it is important to educate people in the Pacific about the dangers posed by old explosives from World War II. Audio

3:01 PM.A village farm programme aimed at providing jobs in Samoa is now sending produce to most of the resorts and hotels on the main island. Audio

3:00 PM.Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister wins a week long stay on a police arrest warrant; Tongan budget prompts calls to rein in aid dependence and staff spending; Solomons evacuation centres to be shut… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister resists an arrest warrant over the Paraka lawyers payments; Solomons evacuation centres to shut soon; PNA head says members must protect value of fishery; Samoa's… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister resists an arrest warrant over the alleged illegal payments to Paraka Lawfirm and announces another commission of inquiry into the matter while discrediting those… Read more Audio

5:04 AM.Ten weeks after devastating floods affected fifty thousand people and killed at least 21 in Solomon Islands in early April authorities are struggling to help the homeless recover. Audio

5:03 AM.The head of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement says member countries are hiking fishing fees as a way to protect the increasing value of its fishery. Audio