Pacific Waves for Monday 31 August 2015

3:06 PM.Families in Bougainville continue their fight for the country's missing; efforts are underway to lift the number of Pacific people owning their own business; Tonga struggles to preserve its heritage… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Almost twenty years since the end of the decade-long civil war on Bougainville, the fate of hundreds of people who went missing during the conflict remains unknown. Audio

3:04 PM.There's a drive to improve the number of New Zealand's Pacifika business owners. Audio

5:06 AM.The police chief in PNG's Eastern Highlands defends his officers firing at students; Bougainville's disaster resources are stretched as it deals with several natural disasters; Tonga creates its first… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Police shoot at protesting students in PNG's Goroka but deny hitting them. Audio

5:04 AM.: Bougainville's disaster coordinator says the autonomous Papua New Guinea region has been stretched to the limit as it deals with several natural disasters. Audio

5:03 AM.An historic site threatened by government development has triggered the creation of the Tonga's first Heritage Society. Audio

5:02 AM.Cook Islands police are being called on to take a stronger position over the community's push for motorcyclists to use helmets. Audio

5:01 AM.A recent high school service trip to Fijian village Wailoku has capped off a five year relationship between the village and Auckland's Diocesan School for Girls. Audio

5:00 AM.The road to the next Football World Cup begins early for four Pacific Island nations when the first round of Oceania men's qualifying gets underway this week. Audio