Pacific Waves for Wednesday 31 October 2018
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 31 October 2018
4:06 PM.Bougainvilleans are due to vote in less than eight months on whether to become fully independent from Papua New Guinea; A New Zealand law firm says Tokelauans are being shut out of legal processes and… Read more Audio
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NGO leader says Bougainvilleans ready for key vote
4:05 PM.Bougainvilleans are due to vote in less than eight months on whether the region should become fully independent from Papua New Guinea. Read more Audio
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NZ law firm says Tokelauans denied legal access, human rights
4:04 PM.A New Zealand law firm says Tokelauans are being shut out of legal processes and denied human rights and freedoms. Read more Audio
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West Papuans eye business opportunities in PNG
4:03 PM.Indigenous West Papuans are exploring business opportunities in neighbouring Papua New Guinea, following talks between the governor of PNG's Madang province and his counterpart in Indonesia's Papua… Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 31 October 2018
6:06 AM.NZ Foreign Minister defends assistance to PNG for APEC; Nauru refugee dependent - academic; Manus refugee nominated for human rights gong; A New Zealand Pasifika community's urged to get bowel checks… Read more Audio
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NZ Foreign Minister defends assistance to PNG for APEC
6:05 AM.New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has defended his government's 10 million US dollar-assistance to Papua New Guinea to help the Melanesian country host APEC, saying it's important that PNG… Read more Audio
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Nauru dependent on refugees - academic
6:04 AM.An academic says Nauru's economic dependence on detaining refugees could be making its government uneasy about recent evacuations. Read more Audio
