Pacific Waves for Friday 27 February 2015

4:05 PM.PNG revises its child protection laws; A Solomon Islands gold mine is up for sale; The new Cook Islands by-election candidate is expected by March 6; The new Ulu-o-Tokelau lays down his agenda; And… Read more Audio

4:04 PM.Papua New Guinea's government is hoping revised child protection laws will put a halt to increasing numbers of children forced to fend for themselves on the streets. Audio

4:03 PM.Australian owner of Solomon's gold mine, St Barbara says it has not ruled out third party sale of the project. Audio

4:02 PM.The president of the Cook Islands Democratic Party says a new candidate for the rescheduled by-election on Aitutaki is expected to be announced by the end of next week. Audio

6:05 AM.The new Ulu-o-Tokelau lays down his agenda; Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Nauru criticised for failing to protect human rights ;Samoan exporter argues for Citizenship Investment Bill; The World Bank… Read more Audio

6:04 AM.The new Ulu-o-Tokelau is encouraging a strong national spirit of unity and a commitment to the basic principles of Tokelaun culture in 2015. Read more Audio

6:03 AM.Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Nauru have been criticised for failing to protect human rights in Amnesty International's annual look at human rights abuse around the world. Audio