Pacific Waves for Wednesday 4 November 2015

4:05 PM.Climate change advocates still hoping for Australian and New Zealand support at Paris COP21; West Papuan activist call on Indonesia to free political prisoners in the province; Human PNG govt failing… Read more Audio

4:04 PM.Key Pacific climate change advocates have renewed calls for New Zealand and Australia to lead the charge on the negotiations in Paris at the end of the month. Audio

4:03 PM.Despite a handful of Papuan political prisoners being freed recently by Indonesia's president, there's a lot more still languishing behind bars in West Papua. Audio

4:02 PM.Human Rights Watch have just released a report examining the extent of family violence in Papua New Guinea, and make recommendations of what should be done. Audio

6:04 AM.UN asked to do more for drought relief in PNG; Life for indigenous Papuans is said to be better today than under Suharto's rule; Economists are warning that Papua New Guinea faces a collapse in… Read more Audio

6:03 AM.American Samoa's main cannery and biggest employer puts a clamp on hiring new staff and plans to move some production offshore. Read more Audio

6:02 AM.Samoans who have illegal weapons, or guns of any kind, can hand them in without any legal repercussions until the end of the year. Read more Audio