Pacific Waves for Thursday 21 March 2019
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Dateline Pacific for 21 March 2019
4:06 PM.Over one hundred dead and ten thousand displaced by Papua floods; Vanuatu remembers founding father, Donald Kalpokas; A vigil in South Auckland to remember those lost in last Friday's Christchurch… Read more Audio
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Over 100 dead and 10,000 displaced by Papua flood
4:05 PM.The death toll from flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia's Papua Province has risen to 104. Nearly ten thousand people in Jayapura regency have been forced from their homesas a result of this… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu remembers founding father, Donald Kalpokas
4:04 PM.One of the founding fathers of Vanuatu, Donald Kalpokas, has died after several years of illness. Read more Audio
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Call for tolerance in Fiji amid rise in online hate speech
4:03 PM.Religious groups, charities and politicians in Fiji are calling for peace and tolerance amid a rise in online hate speech after the Christchurch terrorist attack. The police chief says a worrying… Read more Audio
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Mosque victims remembered at South Auckland vigil
4:02 PM.Mangere vigil for Christchurch attracts thousands, including many Pacific people. Read more Audio
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Solomons' police bank on community for election security
4:01 PM.With only a fortnight to go before Solomon Islands election Police in the country are in community outreach overdrive holding dozens of awareness meetings in churches, markets and community halls all… Read more Audio
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Indonesian approach in Papua lacks understanding, says academic
4:00 PM.A Papuan academic says Indonesia's approach to development in his homeland shows a lack of understanding about Melanesian culture. Yamin Kogoya says development is hindered in Papua bgy the presense… Read more Audio
