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Pacific Waves for Wednesday 14 August 2019
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Dateline Pacific for 14 August 2019
3:06 PM.Tonga considers Facebook ban after royals abused online; Pacific countries put their climate case to Australia at Forum; NZ's Ardern heads to Tuvalu, climate change high on agenda; Samoa police… Read more Audio
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Tonga considers Facebook ban after royals abused online
3:05 PM.Tonga's government is expected to decide by the end of the month whether to ban Facebook in the kingdom. Read more Audio
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Pacific countries put their climate case to Australia at Forum
3:04 PM.The leaders of Pacific countries have been putting together a case to take to Australia when the Pacific Islands Forum meets in Tuvalu on Thursday. The countries want a stronger commitment to fighting… Read more Audio
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NZ's Ardern heads to Tuvalu, climate change high on agenda
3:03 PM.New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is travelling to Tuvalu today, for this year's Pacific Islands Forum. The theme is Securing Our Future in the Pacific - and how to deal with climate change… Read more Audio
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Samoa police investigate alleged plot to assassinate the PM
3:02 PM.Police in Samoa are speaking with three men over reports of a plot to assassinate the Prime Minister, Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi. Read more Audio
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Otago University opens Wellington office for Pasifika
3:01 PM.New Zealand's Otago University has implemented the latest stage of its Pacific strategy with the opening of a new office focussed on its Pasifika students and faculty. Read more Audio