Pacific Waves for Friday 6 December 2019

5:04 AM.A national shutdown has been under way in Samoa so as to achieve the best possible reach with the government's mass immunisation programme. Read more Audio

5:03 AM.In New Zealand, leaders from Dunedin's Samoan community have met with management of the local paper to express the hurt and harm caused by a cartoon making light of the Samoa measles epidemic. Read more Audio

5:02 AM.As Samoa struggles to get on top of its measles outbreak, the threat is rising around the Pacific. Read more Audio

5:01 AM.Bougainvilleans have relished the opportunity to take part in their region's historic independence referendum, with the vote count to begin this weekend.  Read more Audio

5:00 AM.Awareness of the situation in West Papua and solidarity with its people seem to be stronger in New Zealand's Pacific communities than others. Read more Audio