Pacific Waves for Thursday 16 June 2016

3:06 PM.PNG's HIV rate said to be going down, but others aren't so sure; A regional fishing body opposes the expansion of a Hawaii monument; Cost cutting's blamed for deteriorating conditions on Manus… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.The UN says HIV infections are going down in Papua New Guinea, but others paint a less rosy picture. Audio

3:04 PM.A regional fishing body is opposing the planned expansion of United States protected waters around Hawaii. Audio

3:00 PM.Vanuatu's Olympic beach volleyball dream remains alive despite a setback. Audio

5:06 AM.Cost cutting blamed for deteriorating conditions at the Manus; Tensions at PNG universities over class boycotts; Cooks Minister says working to overcome audit lack; There are calls to stop whale watch… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Cost cutting is being blamed for deteriorating conditions at the Manus Island processing centre for asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea. Audio

5:04 AM.Last week's police shootings at the University of Papua New Guinea's Waigani campus in Port Moresby have complicated efforts by UPNG and other tertiary institutions to get students back to class after… Read more Audio

5:03 AM.The Cook Islands Finance Minister, Mark Brown, has confirmed the government's consolidated accounts have not been audited for 3 years. Audio