Pacific Waves for Monday 12 February 2018

4:06 PM.Tonga Red Cross prepositioning supplies for Cyclone Gita; Clean-up underway in Samoas following Gita; Samoans seek shelter from cyclone; Fiji journos questioned over airport workers lockout article… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.The director general of the Tonga Red Cross says his team have pre-positioned supplies around Tongatapu and Eua in anticipation of the destruction to come from Cyclone Gita. Audio

4:04 PM.As Tonga and the southern islands of Fiji prepare for the ferocity of Cyclone Gita, clean-up is underway in the US territory of American Samoa. Audio

4:03 PM.Samoa is in clean-up mode, assessing damage following Tropical Cyclone Gita. Audio

6:06 AM.Nauru plans to drop Australia's high court in favour in creating it's own. That's worrying to some; A scientist sounds alarm bells about the Solomon Islands' natural habitats; Researchers prepare for… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.There is opposition to the Nauru government's plans to drop the Australian High Court as the last court of appeal for Nauruans. Read more Audio

6:04 AM.A Solomon Islands scientist studying his country's wildlife says the window of opportunity to save their natural habitat is closing fast. Audio

6:03 AM.Papua New Guinea's National Research Institute is helping to prepare the country for the independence referendum that's set to be held in Bougainville next year. Audio

6:02 AM.Two students from Tuvalu have won scholarships from the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project focused on building coastal resilience in three of Tuvalu's nine inhabited islands. Audio

6:01 AM.A Pacific LGBTQI dance collective in New Zealand pushes cultural boundaries with a new show in the Auckland Pride Festival. Audio