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Pacific Waves for Tuesday 20 March 2018
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 20 March 2018
4:05 PM.The Tongan government's suggestion that rugby and boxing isn't for girls provokes a backlash from many quarters; New Caledonia has a date for its independence referendum: November 4; The recovery from… Read more Audio
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Backlash to Tonga's govt suggestion that rugby not for girls
4:04 PM.Tonga's government has instructed female students at one of their high schools that they should not be playing sports like rugby or boxing. Read more Audio
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New Caledonia independence referendum set for 4 November
4:03 PM.New Caledonia's next referendum on independence from France is set to be held on 4 November. Read more Audio
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Aid agency says PNG quake recovery could take a year
4:02 PM.An aid agency helped people affected by the major earthquakes in Papua New Guinea says the recovery is likely to take a year. Read more Audio
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Vanuatu kava industry to keep door open on tudei
6:04 AM.There are fears that changing the quality of kava exports from Vanuatu could again threaten the reputation of the country's prize crop. Vanuatu's kava industry is debating the merits of easing… Read more Audio
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Pacific artists call out NZ govt arts funder for cultural bias
6:03 AM.Pacific arts community members have called out perceived institutional racism at New Zealand's government arts funding body at a conference in the country's capital. Read more Audio