Pacific Waves for Thursday 9 February 2017
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 9 February 2017
4:05 PM.French Polynesia's Nuclear Workers Association says moves to make it easier for victims of nuclear weapons testing to claim compensation is no cause for celebration yet; an inconspicuous red shed… Read more Audio
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New Zealand to repatriate more than 100 Fijian Tabua
3:03 PM.New Zealand's Department of Conservation will repatriate more than 100 Fijian cultural items seized over the last 15 years, back to Fiji. Audio
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Concerns when armed men appear in Bougainville's Buka
3:01 PM.The head of a civil society agency in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville says the main town of Buka was filled with tension on Wednesday when ex-combatants arrived brandishing guns. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 9 February 2017
6:05 AM.French Polynesia's Nuclear Workers Association says moves to make it easier for victims of nuclear weapons testing to claim compensation is no cause for celebration yet; an inconspicuous red shed… Read more Audio
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Workshop looks at growth of kava culture for non-Pasifika in NZ
6:04 AM.A New Zealand academic says a discussion about kava is long overdue as its use is on the increase amongst different ethnic groups in Aotearoa. A workshop will be held at the University of Waikato in… Read more Audio
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Reviving a maritime culture lost for centuries
6:03 AM.An inconspicuous red shed nestled in the hills near a small New Zealand town is the unlikely base for an effort to revive the maritime culture of the Marianas Islands, some 6000 kilometres away. Read more Audio
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Nuclear Workers Association cautious over compensation change
6:01 AM.Nuclear Workers Association in French Polynesia cautious about celebrating moves to change law compensating victims of nuclear weapons testing. Read more Audio
