Pacific Waves

In Pacific Waves today: PNG Government looks to extending grace periods; Campaign to remove Tonga's openly gay chief justice ongoing; PNG Kava market injects jobs into a nation with stifling unemployment rates; Phasing out fossil fuel key focus for the Pacific.

In Pacific Waves today: PNG police struggle to cope with tribal 'revenge killings'; PNG deputy PM speaks on country's justice system; Pacific meteorologists gather in Vanuatu this week; Reigning dance champion reflects on his inspiring journey.

In Pacific Waves today: 50 people believed to be dead near PNG mine; New French PM spells bad news for pro-independence NCAL groups; The downside of seasonal work schemes for Pacific families; Siva Afi competition brings the heat down under

In Pacific Waves today: A high-profile Cook Islands inmate has been caught having breakfast at a popular Rarotonga cafe in the middle of her 18 month prison sentence; The vice president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua has called on Pacific leaders to talanoa with them before engaging with Indonesia; New Zealand's Mental Health Minister says the same approach to suicide prevention for Pasifika may not work for other New Zealanders; The residents of the Tonga island group of Vava'u, are promising to honour the late Maori King's call for whales to be given personhood.

In Pacific Waves today: The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape has easily defeated a vote of no confidence brought by the opposition; There has been a major political shift in New Caledonia's congress amid ongoing unrest in the troubled French territory; The involvement of former New Zealand Governor General Sir Jerry Mataparae in leading the Bougainville Peace Monitoring Group is the key factor in him being brought in as a moderator to try and solve an impasse over the region's push for independence; And then there were eight! NRL finals week 1 kicks off on Friday night in Penrith.

In Pacific Waves today: After nine months finally PNG to hold confidence vote; Refugee advocate welcomes federal court decision; Pacific health provider backs BSA report findings; Auckland's Māori and Pasifika students go 'All Out'.

In Pacific Waves today: Lawyers in Tonga petition to remove chief justice; Pasifika audiences view media as harmful - Broadcasting Standards Authority; Culturally relevant children's books launched in Vanuatu; Miss Samoa Fa'afafine breaks down barriers for youth in NZ

In Pacific Waves today: Samoan crash victims remembered in Auckland service; Pope Francis asks PNG faith members to keep their 'hearts open'; Samoa and Fiji crown their beauty queens; Miss Universe Fiji pageant takes an ugly turn.

In Pacific Waves today: Pope Francis visit a chance to 'unify' PNG; Fiji govt backs commissioner despite internal investigation; Norman Kirk's Tongan tapa goes on display; New Cal receives more aid from France to stay 'afloat'

In Pacific Waves today: Niue announces official results of its referendum; New Australian visa seems a resounding success; Rat eradication project gets underway in the Cooks

In Pacific Waves today: Pacific leaders join tangi for Kiingi Tuheitia; Starlink in the final stages to set up operation in the Pacific; Major rat eradication project underway in the Cooks; Fiji and Tonga rugby team mark centennial milestone

In Pacific Waves today: PNG parliament meets and again a vote of no confidence is coming; Chaos in Guam over delay in school re-openings; China's reaction at PIF summit not 'surprising' - academic.

In Pacific Waves today the Pacific Islands Forum has submitted to China's demand to remove the mention of Taiwan from the final communique of the leaders' summit; The Samoan community in Aotearoa gathered in Mangere, Auckland to discuss the Samoa citizenship bill; Guam nuclear test survivors seek justice.

Pacific leaders remember Māori King; Corruption is rife within Fiji police force - academic; Pacific Music Awards marks 20th anniversary.

The deep sea mining company leading the global push to mine the seafloor in international waters says it could start as early as 2026; Pacific policing, regional security, climate change and the New Caledonia crisis were the main talking points for regional leaders heading into their retreat on Neiafu in Tonga's Vava'u island group on Thursday; The United States Deputy Secretary of State says they have listened carefully to countries in the region in their efforts to boost their diplomatic footprint; Both the Papua New Guinea and Indonesia Governments have been censured by an international media watchdog after a journalist was banned from attending the arrival in Port Moresby of Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto.