Pacific Waves for Monday 23 September 2019
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Dateline Pacific for Monday 23 September 2019
5:05 AM.Nominations open in Tonga for the seat left vacant by the death of 'Akilisi Pohiva; there's unease at Solomon Islands' decision to swtich allegiances from Taiwan to China, while Kiribati decides it… Read more Audio
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Process to fill seat of Tonga's 'Akilisi Pohiva is underway
5:04 AM.The Speaker of the Tonga Legislative Assembly has announced nominations have been opened to fill the parliamentary seat made vacant by the death of 'Akilisi Pohiva. Read more Audio
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Unease in Solomon Islands over Taiwan switch
5:03 AM.There's unease in Solomon Islands after the government triggered the severing of diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China. Read more Audio
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Sols foreign committee chair says China switch 'regrettable'
5:02 AM.A Solomon Islands opposition MP says his country's hasty decision to switch diplomatic ties from Taiwan to China is regrettable. Read more Audio
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Pacific leaders meet with head of UN
5:01 AM.Pacific leaders met with the United Nations' Secretary General in New York on Saturday as a prequel to the Climate Action Summit this week. Read more Audio
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Clerk of Cooks parliament in NZ
5:00 AM.The Clerk of the Cook Islands Parliament was in New Zealand recently as part of the Tai a Kiwa initiative and took the opportunity to reflect on the state of the house in Rarotonga. Read more Audio
