Pacific Waves for Friday 15 December 2017
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 15 December 2017
4:05 PM.Tonga MPs will gather on Monday to vote for a prime minister; Nuclear weapon ban campaign boosted by Nobel Peace Prize; NZ stresses Timor Leste's safety; A call for Australia to improve healthcare for… Read more Audio
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Tonga MPs gather Monday to choose a prime minister
4:04 PM.Just over four weeks after the election of the new Tonga parliament, MPs will gather on Monday to choose a new prime minister. Read more Audio
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Nuclear weapon ban treaty campaign boosted by Nobel Peace Prize
4:03 PM.Anti-nuclear advocacy from Pacific Islanders helped lay the groundwork for a treaty to ban nuclear weapons that is gaining momentum globally. Read more Audio
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NZ stresses Timor Leste's safety
4:02 PM.New Zealand is pressing the message that Timor Leste is safe a decade after violent civil unrest saw peacekeepers sent to restore order. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 15 December 2017
6:06 AM.PNG govt committed to Solwara project despite legal challenge; Challenges of financial management addressed at NZ training programme; Manus legacy seen as undermining Australia's regional work… Read more Audio
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Concerns raised over treatment of Manus Is, refugees
6:05 AM.Peak medical bodies and development workers raise concern over Australia's treatment of Manus Island refugees. Read more Audio
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Huge boost for Samoa with new companies replacing Yazaki
6:04 AM.Samoan Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi, has officially given two new companies the keys to the old Yasaki facilities. Read more Audio
