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Pacific Waves for Tuesday 13 October 2015
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 13 October 2015
4:05 PM.A constitutional law expert says the controversial pardoning of MPs in Vanuatu could be revoked; Vanuatu's Ombudsman says his suspension is illegal; a refugee activist reports both joy and trepidation… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu pardons examined by constitutional law expert
4:04 PM.A professor of constitutional law Bill Hodge says Vanuatu's President may have the power to reverse the pardons controversially granted at the weekend to 14 convicted MPs. Audio
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Pacific doctor says traditional medicine has its place
4:03 PM.A Cook Islands doctor and former prime minister says traditional medicines have their place and work well alongside modern methods. Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 13 October 2015
5:06 AM.The Vanuatu Speaker takes action pardoning himself and others on bribery convictions and suspending the watchdog; Both joy and trepidation for asylum seekers on Nauru; Tropic Twilight hailed a success… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu Ombudsman suspended by government
5:04 AM.Vanuatu's ombudsman has been suspended by the government, in a move he says is illegal and invalid. Read more Audio
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Joy and trepidation for asylum seekers on Nauru
5:03 AM.Asylum seekers on Nauru have welcomed the government's announcement to open the detention centre there with both joy and trepidation. Audio
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Tropic Twilight hailed a success
5:02 AM.A multinational taskforce led by the New Zealand Defence Force has handed over a new fuel depot and refurbished schools, hospitals and community facilities to the remote northern Cook Islands atoll of… Read more Audio