Pacific Waves for Wednesday 29 October 2014

4:06 PM.Newly-elected Fiji MPs visit NZ parliament to observe democracy in action; Hawaiian lava flow encroaching on nearby communities; We look at the sharp fall in the number of candidates contesting… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Fiji MPs visiting New Zealand parliament say the experience is vital to developing a new democracy in Fiji. Audio

4:04 PM.The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says creeping lava flow from the Kilauea Volcano is encroaching onto residential land. Audio

4:03 PM.A New Zealand academic says it is both a surprise and makes sense that there has been a drop in numbers contesting next month's poll. Malakai Koloamatangi says ructions in Tongan politics over the… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.PNG could be at risk of hyperinflation;a surge in domestic violence complaints in the Marshall Islands;Pacific nations work to restore the health of albacore tuna stocks;a human rights advocate fears… Read more Audio

6:03 AM.More awareness and greater police powers appear to have fuelled a sudden increase in the number of restraining orders that have been issued against men in the Marshall Islands. Audio

6:02 AM.Pacific nations to outline plans to place limits on the region's albacore tuna fishery. Audio

6:00 AM.A new solar plant has just been connected to the Cook Islands electricity grid in the country's first major step towards a vision of 100 per cent renewable energy sources. Audio