Pacific Waves for Wednesday 3 September 2025

6:04 AM.Protest in support of West Papua prisoners ends in chaos; Maori community win after years-long battle over sand mining; NZ local elections heats up in Lower Hutt; Pacific leaders attend one year… Read more Audio

6:03 AM.In West Papua protests in support of four political prisoners descended into violence last week. Audio

6:02 AM.In Aotearoa, a small Maori community is celebrating a huge win against 80 years of sand mining on their coastline. Audio

6:01 AM.The four candidates vying to be Lower Hutt's next mayor faced off last night in a debate in front of around a hundred voters. Audio

6:00 AM.It's the first anniversary of the Koroneihana of Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po or the Maori Queen and thousands have arrived at Ngaruawahia. Audio