Pacific Waves for Monday 16 October 2017

4:05 PM.New Zealand is silent about a threat by Fiji to expel Wellington's top diplomat in Suva. Read more Audio

4:04 PM.The head of UNICEF in Vanuatu says there will be serious logistical challenges in planning the return of thousands of people to Ambae. Read more Audio

4:00 PM.A Niuean broadcaster says all Niueans shoulder the responsibility to ensure Niuean language and culture survive. Read more Audio

5:05 AM.The state of the mental health sector in Tonga has come under the spotlight with the hosting of the first mental health symposium in the country. Read more Audio

5:04 AM.A New Zealand economist is critical of the data the OECD has used to determine the Cook Islands is a developed nation. Read more Audio

5:03 AM.The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme says if nothing is done to stop using plastics some projections show there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. Read more Audio

5:02 AM.The number of Tongan and Samoan overstayers in New Zealand has halved in the past 17 years, according to a New Zealand sociologist. Read more Audio

5:01 AM.The first Pacific Week of Agriculture starts today in Vanuatu. Read more Audio

5:00 AM.PNG government calls on the country's football association to lift suspensions. Read more Audio