Pacific Waves for Tuesday 29 August 2017
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 29 August 2017
3:05 PM.Manus Island detainees moved to Port Moresby; Tonga is preparing to go to the polls in November after the King's sudden decision to dissolve parliament; New Caledonia's FLNKS outlines its plan for… Read more Audio
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Manus Island detainees moved to Port Moresby
3:04 PM.A growing number of detainees is being transferred from Papua New Guinea's Manus Island to Port Moresby. Read more Audio
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First Pasifika poet awarded NZ Poet Laureate award
3:00 PM.An Auckland poet and academic has become the first Pasifika woman to be chosen as New Zealand's Poet Laureate. Read more Audio
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New test for democracy as Tonga prepares for polls
5:04 AM.Tonga is preparing to go to the polls in November after the King's sudden decision to dissolve parliament, reigniting questions about the state of democracy in the kingdom. Read more Audio
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New Caledonia group draws up independence plan
5:03 AM.New Caledonia's FLNKS outlines its plan for independence. Read more Audio
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Solomons PM's withdrawal of Anti-corruption bill denounced
5:02 AM.An opposition MP in Solomon Islands has decried the prime minister's withdrawal of an anti-corruption bill from parliament. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 29 August 2017
5:00 AM.Tonga is preparing to go to the polls in November after the King's sudden decision to dissolve parliament; New Caledonia's FLNKS outlines its plan for independence; an opposition MP in Solomon Islands… Read more Audio
