Pacific Waves for Thursday 11 April 2019
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Dateline Pacific for 11 April 2019
3:06 PM.Fiji's Prime Minister under fire for remarks against same-sex marriage; Tourism placing strain on Pacific's rubbish problems; PNG health authorities worry for water supplies after protest… Read more Audio
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Fiji's Prime Minister accused of cherry-picking human rights
3:05 PM.Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been accused of making comments threatening marriage equality in the country based on "fake news" being published on social media and speculation some… Read more Audio
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Tourism placing strain on Pacific's rubbish problems
3:04 PM.Tourists to the Pacific are one of the main drivers of the region's rubbish problems, creating enormous strain on already poor waste management systems. Read more Audio
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PNG health authorities worry for water supplies after protest
3:03 PM.Health authorities in Papua New Guinea's Eastern Highlands are worried that water supplies are being put at risk by protesting landowners. Audio
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Bougainville fighters' reconciliation a significant step
3:02 PM.A reconciliation is being planned in Papua New Guinea between the country's defence force, the Bougainville Revolutionary Army, and other factions involved in the region's bloody, ten-year-long civil… Read more Audio
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NZ philanthropist locked out of his land on Malolo
3:01 PM.Millionaire businessman and philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn wants the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to visit Fiji after Chinese property developers illegally ruined his land there. Read more Audio
