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Pacific Waves: News In Depth
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Samoan govt cracks down on illegal diving at Manawanui wreck
The Samoan government has ordered a 300-metre radius ban around the Royal New Zealand Navy vessel, saying it poses significant risks to divers, fisherman and small craft.
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Brown set for first major NZ visit since diplomatic row
Prime Minister Mark Brown will travel to New Zealand for a series of engagements - his first major visit since the diplomatic fallout between the two nations over the Cook Islands-China deals.
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French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions
President Moetai Brotherson says closer ties with New Zealand and partners are key to building resilience against regional challenges.
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FNRL in 'a mess', facing Friday deadline to save World Cup eligibility
A letter from the International Rugby League states the Fiji National Rugby League has failed to submit audit reports since 2023, putting its full membership status at risk.
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Pacific news in brief
6 minutes agoA round-up of news from around the region, including a visit to Tuvalu from Taiwan's foreign minister.
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PNG settlement evictions - doomed to fail?
A campaign by PNG authorities to remove communities from informal settlements in Port Moresby may not solve the crime problem.
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'The girl from Tahiti': Pacific Islands in the Epstein files
A preliminary check of the latest Jeffrey Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice identifies several notable appearances of Pacific Island countries.
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Tuilaepa steps down from Lakapi Samoa
9 Mar 2026The change is now in effect with Lakapi Samoa president Namulauulu Sami Leota serving as interim chairman.
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'Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan': Fonotī Pati Umaga brings his story to the stage
4 Mar 2026When Fonotī Pati Umaga slipped in the shower in 2005, he didn't know it would be the last day he would ever feel his legs.
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Tokelau airport project scrapped despite multi-million dollar design
23 Jan 2026New Zealand has scrapped a project to build an airport in Tokelau after sinking NZD$3 million into the design phase.
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Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project
10 Mar 2026Papua New Guinea's largest resource development has reached a milestone more than a decade in the making.
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'Thank God': Parents of conjoined twins grateful they defied medical advice
23 Jan 2026The parents of rare conjoined twins say doctors in Papua New Guinea told them to take the boys home as they were beyond hope.
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NZDF rescues two people stranded at sea south of Tonga
19 Feb 2026The men had left Tongatapu 10 days prior and were declared missing shortly after departure, discovered by an Air Force P-8A Poseidon en route to the South-West Pacific.
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Marshallese deported by ICE 'having the hardest time'
11 Feb 2026People deported to the Marshall Islands from the United States face a tough road to survival, experiencing difficulties being accepted by locals and often lacking the basics of life. Audio
Presenters
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Christina Persico
Station: Pacific
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IIiesa Tora
Station: Pacific
Programme: World & Pacific News
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Koroi Hawkins
Station: Pacific
Programme: Untold Pacific History
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Marama T-Pole
Stations: Pacific, National
Programme: News
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Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor
Station: Pacific
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Susana Suisuiki
Station: Pacific
Programme: Pacific Waves
Programmes
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World & Pacific News
A bulletin of Pacific News and a sports report.
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Tagata o te Moana
A weekly Pacific magazine programme features New Zealand and regional Pacific news, issues, information and music. This programme is also simulcast domestically on RNZ National.
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News in Pacific Languages
Pacific language news bulletins in Tongan, Samoan, Pidgin, French, Cook Islands Maori and Niuean.
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Pacific Waves
A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in…
