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Pacific Waves for Friday 8 February 2019
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 8 February 2019
4:06 PM.Tropical Pacific could experience enhanced sea-level rise; Bougainville govt's mining deal meets widespread opposition; PNG politician wants the Islands region to move away from the Asia-Pacific tag… Read more Audio
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Tropical Pacific could experience enhanced sea-level rise
4:05 PM.Tropical waters in the Pacific will experience disproportionately high sea-level rise from climate change induced polar ice melt, according to new research. Read more Audio
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Bougainville govt's mining deal meets widespread opposition
4:04 PM.There's been community outrage in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville region at the local government's new mining plan. Read more Audio
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Dispense with the Asia-Pacific tag, says Juffa
4:03 PM.A member of Papua New Guinea's parliament says the Pacific Islands should not be lumped in with Asia as a region. Gary Juffa, the Governor of Oro province, says the Pacific should be considered as a… Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 8 February 2019
5:05 AM.Villagers on Fiji's Malolo Island are upset at a resort development and its effects on the environment; A doctor who oversaw medical evacuations from Australia's detention centres says requests were… Read more Audio
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Locals upset over Fiji resort development
5:04 AM.Landowners in Fiji are upset that foreign developers of a resort are reportedly working without the required environmental approvals. And they are outraged over raw sewage from the construction camps… Read more Audio
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Nauru, Manus medical transfer requests denied
5:03 AM.Requests for medical transfers from Nauru and Manus were delayed or denied by the Australian government to make refugees suffer, a doctor says. Read more Audio
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UN-backed social services rollout reaches Tonga
5:02 AM.A UN-supported rollout of social services to remote Pacific communities has been extended to Tonga. Read more Audio