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Pacific Waves for Wednesday 31 July 2019
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Dateline Pacific for 31 July 2019
3:05 PM.NZ and Aust encouraged to address Pacific drug addition; Good progress being made on Bougainville referendum; NZ's Pacific Peoples' Minister defends PM's trip to Tokelau; Papua seeks action from… Read more Audio
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NZ and Aust encouraged to address Pacific drug addiction
3:04 PM.The booming illicit drug trade in New Zealand is fuelling problems in the Pacific, warns a security expert. Read more Audio
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Good progress being made on Bougainville referendum - official
3:03 PM.The Bougainville Referendum Commission says it's making good progress, preparing the region for the independence referendum. Read more Audio
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NZ's Pacific Peoples' Minister defends PM's trip to Tokelau
3:02 PM.New Zealand's Minister for Pacific Peoples says an attack on the prime minister's visit to Tokelau by the opposition leader is divisive dog-whistle politics. Read more Audio
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Papua seeks action from central govt on opening up region
3:01 PM.The government of Indonesian-administered Papua povince wants affirmative action from Jakarta to open the region up to the rest of the Pacific. It also seeks consultation with Jakatra on what will… Read more Audio
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Port Moresby turning squatter settlements into suburbs
3:00 PM.The government in the Papua New Guinea National Capital District, or Port Moresby, is aiming to turn around the city's notorious image. Read more Audio