Pacific Waves for Thursday 5 February 2015

4:05 PM.Fiji flag change seen as "undemocratic"; Vanuatu reunification move described as the 'end of instability'; Mercury rising in Pacific Tuna; Tributes flow for Thorn Birds author at Norfolk service… Read more Audio

4:04 PM.The parliamentary opposition in Fiji has slammed the plan for a new national flag as undemocratic but the Prime Minister says it's time for a new flag which is more relevant to the country. Audio

4:03 PM.Four former Vanuatu Prime Ministers to unite in a single party. Audio

4:01 PM.Tributes have been paid to Norfolk Island author Colleen McCullough, who is most well known for her novel The Thorn Birds, at a service on the island. Audio

6:02 AM.People in Fiji are being called on to help design a new national flag, but the current flag's designer says Fiji should not be so quick to sever links with its past. Audio

5:05 AM.Mercury rising in Pacific Tuna; Tuvalu opens a High Commission in New Zealand; Fiji's flag designer says the present flag is still relevant; Pressure on Pacific sevens teams to perform in Wellington… Read more Audio

5:04 AM.A new study led by the University of Michigan suggests that the Pacific's premium yellow fin tuna may be inedible in 50 years time. Audio

5:01 AM.Fiji, Samoa and Papua New Guinea are all facing unique challenges in the lead-up to the resumption of the World Sevens Series in Wellington. Audio