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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 15 April 2019
Constitutionality of Papua's Act of Free Choice to be tested; an Australian academic and environmental management expert says the oil spill in Rennell was not just an accident but an inevitable… Audio
Constitutionality of Papua's Act of Free Choice to be tested
A group of West Papuans has applied for a judicial review of the process by which the former Dutch New Guinea was incorporated into Indonesia. Audio
Tonga partners with Indian hospital
Tongan patients with serious medical conditions will be able to get treatment in India after the recent signing of a deal between Tonga's Health Ministry and a private hospital group in India. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 15 April 2019
An Australian academic and environmental management expert says the oil spill in Rennell was not just an accident but an inevitable outcome of a broken system; the International Organisation for… Audio
Solomons oil spill inevitable given broken system - academic
An Australian academic and environmental management expert says the oil spill in Rennell was not just an accident but an inevitable outcome of a broken system. Audio
Climate migration project launched in Pacific
The International Organisation for Migration has launched a project in Fiji to help Pacific governments address climate and disaster-related displacement. Audio
New Zealand journalist to lead Cook Islands News
Well known New Zealand journalist Jonathan Milne is the new editor of the Cook Islands News. Audio
Pacific thinkers invited to enter German innovation competition
Pacific thinkers have been invited to apply to the Falling Walls Lab in Berlin, an international forum encouraging promising scientists and entrepreneurs to push for breakthroughs. Audio
Pacific women writers recognised by Commonwealth
Cook Islander Maria Samuela has been shortlisted for the Commonwealth's short story prize. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 10 April 2019
People in the last stages of terminal illness in the region need better access to morphine to relieve their suffering. And a researcher studying care for the dying in Pacific island countries says… Audio
More support needed for care of the dying in Pacific
People in the last stages of terminal illness in the region need better access to morphine to relieve their suffering. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 9 April 2019
Australia's step-up in the Pacific has come largely at the expense of other regions, which has some development agencies worried; New Zealand's Pacific communities have rallied against a proposal to… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 8 April 2019
Independents and returning MPs dominate new Solomons parliament; Singapore ruling highlights questions over PNG SDP governance; reassuarances as Samoa's measles vaccines return; a water-bottling… Audio
Independent and returning MPs dominate Solomons parliament
Independent and returning MPs dominate the line-up for Solomon Islands new parliament with all the results in from last week's election. Audio
Singapore ruling highlights questions over PNG SDP governance
Papua New Guinea's government has lost a protracted battle to seize control of the PNG Sustainable Development Programme. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 8 April 2019
Reassuarances as Samoa's measles vaccines return; a water-bottling project in Niue hits troubled waters; concerns about a new Australian infrastructure fund; and, Niue inks a new partnership with the… Audio
Reassurances to Samoans from expert - MMR vaccinations are safe
A vaccination expert is reassuring Samoan families concerned about measles immunisations that vaccines are safe and warns against listening to unqualified speakers preying on their fears and wallets.
…Niue SOE in trouble over water bottling plans
A state-owned company in Niue has run into trouble getting a water bottling project off the ground. Audio
Catholic aid agency questions Australia's aid focus
Catholic aid agency Caritas says Australia's focus on security over climate change is a misguided approach to aid. Audio
University of South Pacific awards first PhD in Climate Change
The first student with a PhD in Climate Change has just graduated from the University of the South Pacific in a ceremony in Fiji's Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment. Audio