Pacific Waves for Wednesday 6 September 2017

3:04 PM.Australian court has approved a compensation deal between the Australian government and its detainees on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island but several hundred detainees have opted out of receiving the… Read more Audio

3:03 PM.The director of Pasifika at Massey University, Malakai Koloamatangi, is surprised by the absence of a number of Pacific leaders from this year's Pacific Islands Forum. Read more Audio

4:05 AM.West Papuan independence campaigners to petition the UN later this month with signatures from the people of the Indonesian province. Read more Audio

4:04 AM.There are signs of a significant peace dialogue opening up between Indonesia's government and West Papuans, however it is unlikely to include the United Liberation Movement for West Papua. Read more Audio

4:03 AM.Tongan Language Week being celebrated all over New Zealand in the beginning of September to emphasise the importance of the language in today's society. Read more Audio

4:03 AM.Pacific island leaders have been welcomed to the annual Pacific Islands Forum summit with an 'Ava ceremony in Apia Read more Audio

4:02 AM.The Forum Fisheries Agency is urging caution over new data showing Pacific tuna are not being overfished. Read more Audio

4:01 AM.Pacific health ministers, who met last week in the Cook Islands, want to see a greater effort by the region to tackle non-communicable diseases. Read more Audio