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Pacific Waves for Friday 16 October 2015
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 16 October 2015
4:08 PM.Vanuatu MP pardons overturned; women's anti-corruption march in Vanuatu still on; Niuean community pin language hopes on youth; Oxfam says PNG drought is fostering domestic violence; and big names… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu MP pardons overturned
4:06 PM.Vanuatu's President, Baldwin Lonsdale, has overturned pardons given to 14 MPs by the politician filling in, in his absence from the country. Audio
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Women's anti-corruption march in Vanuatu still on
4:05 PM.There are still plans for an anti-corruption march in Vanuatu, despite the decision by the country's President overturning a pardon issued last weekend. Audio
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Niuean community pin language hopes on youth
4:04 PM.The tight-knit Niuean community in New Zealand is hopeful a resurgence of interest in their language from youth will keep their culture alive. Audio
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Oxfam says PNG drought is fostering domestic violence
4:02 PM.Domestic tensions are developing in the Papua New Guinea highlands as the impacts of the drought and resulting food shortages take effect. Audio
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Big names missing for Pacific teams is rugby league playoff
4:00 PM.Pacific rivals Tonga and the Cook Islands square off this weekend for a spot at the Rugby League World Cup, but will be without some of their best players. Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 16 October 2015
6:06 AM.Vanuatu opposition launches attack on govt amid crisis; PNG court orders police boss to stop arresting senior officers; Push for moratorium on changes to Cooks land law; A former state premier asks… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu opposition launches attack on govt amid crisis
6:05 AM.Vanuatu's opposition has launched a multi-pronged attack on the government amid a political crisis triggered by last weekend's controversial pardon of 14 convicted MPs. Audio
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PNG court orders police boss to stop arresting senior officers
6:04 AM.In a pre-emptive strike two senior police officers and a lawyer, representing anti-corruption police in Papua New Guinea, have got court orders restraining the commissioner from arresting them. Audio
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Push for moratorium on changes to Cooks land law
6:03 AM.A group of traditional chiefs in the Cook Islands is calling for the government to put a moratorium on proposed changes to land occupation rights until landowners are consulted and issues are… Read more Audio
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Climate change plan of action next for Kiribati
6:01 AM.Kiribati hopes to produce a plan of action for small atoll nations dealing with climate change following positive international support at its summit in Tarawa last week. Audio
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Sport: Tonga Rugby boss says players weren't good enough
6:00 AM.The head of the Tonga Rugby Union says questions need to be asked after the country's dismal performance at the Rugby World Cup. Audio