Pacific Waves for Thursday 14 August 2025

6:03 AM.Samoa backs Solomon Islands' plan to defer partners meeting; Media reports of meeting deferal 'unfortunate' - former PIF director; Cook Islands and US sign agreement on seabed minerals. Audio

6:02 AM.Samoa's caretaker Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, is backing Solomon Islands prime minister Jeremiah Manele's plans to essentially block at least twenty countries from a key Pacific meeting. Audio

6:01 AM.Media reports of meeting deferal 'unfortunate' - former PIF director. Audio

6:00 AM.The Cook Islands and the United States have agreed to work together to advance research and the responsible development of seabed minerals. Audio