Pacific Waves for Friday 30 August 2019
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Dateline Pacific for 30 August 2019
3:06 PM.West Papua protestors continue to occupy governor's office; NZ Health Ministry issues travel warning over measles outbreak; PNG political ructions over fallout between PM and his predecessor; Growing… Read more Audio
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West Papua protestors continue to occupy governor's office
3:05 PM.Dozens of protestors in Indonesia's Papua continue to occupy the governor's office, after violent protests rocked Jayapura. Read more Audio
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NZ Health Ministry issues travel warning over measles outbreak
3:04 PM.New Zealand's Ministry of Health has issued a travel warning for Auckland over the current measles outbreak. Read more Audio
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PNG political ructions over fallout
3:03 PM.A group of high profile opposition MPs have joined Papua New Guinea's coalition government amid political drama in Port Moresby surrounding a major faling out between new prime minister James Marape… Read more Audio
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The growing threat to the Pacific from micro-plastic waste
3:02 PM.The man who first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch reports on his latest findings about the enormous and growing quantity of plastic waste. Read more Audio
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Sport: Pacific Island teams dreaming big
3:01 PM.Fiji, Samoa and Tonga will run onto Eden Park this weekend as they continue their preparations for the Rugby World Cup, which kicks off in just over three weeks. Read more Audio
