Pacific Waves
RNZ New Zealand
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 the world.
Location:
Wellington, New Zealand
Networks:
RNZ New Zealand
Description:
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 the world.
Twitter:
@rnz_news
Language:
English
Contact:
P O Box 123, Wellington, New Zealand + 644 474 1437
Website:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/
Email:
jayne.joyce@rnz.co.nz
Episodes
Pacific Waves for 17 July 2025
7/16/2025
In Pacific Waves today: New Caledonia deal: 'We need time'; Pacific health and police address drugs and HIV crisis; Back to the future for Tonga's Health Data; Deep sea mining continues to be scrutinised in Tonga.
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Duration:00:17:48
Pacific Waves for 16 July 2025
7/16/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Still a lot of work to do following New Caledonia's 'historic' deal; NZ PM to be a no-show at the Cook Islands 60th celebrations; Australia hosts military exercise 'Talisman Sabre'.
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Duration:00:15:32
Pacific Waves for 15 July 2025
7/14/2025
In Pacific Waves today: New Caledonia signs 'historic' deal with France; Bougainville MP switching from women's reserved seat to Atolls constituency; Western Australia celebrates heritage listing; Free medicine on offer in PNG's East Sepik.
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Duration:00:14:24
Pacific Waves for 12 July 2025
7/11/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Cook Islands MP warns workers about higher taxes; NZ commemorates 40th anniversary of Rainbow Warrior bombing; Co-operation the solution to PNG's pervasive violence - Barker; NZ's Pacific peoples minister speaks on census changes.
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Duration:00:20:47
Pacific Waves for 11 July 2025
7/10/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Ratu Tevita bestowed three chiefly titles in Lau, Fiji; 'Lau province is complete again' - Fijian tutor on historic occasion; Call for national strategy after latest sorcery killing in PNG; Community leaders detail lockdown pain at Covid inquiry.
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Duration:00:20:54
Pacific Waves for 10 July 2025
7/9/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Journalist recalls last voyage on the fateful Rainbow Warrior; American Samoa declares dengue fever outbreak; Ratu Tevita predicted to stand in Fiji elections - professor; Kiribati youth embrace language through performances.
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Duration:00:15:30
Pacific Waves for 09 July 2025
7/8/2025
In Pacific Waves today: 'Very happy' - Solomon Island student returns from Israel; Tonga's King and Queen in Fiji for chiefly ceremony; Vanuatu and Australia to re-ink agreement; Australian first nations fight to keep dialects alive.
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Duration:00:15:06
Pacific Waves for 08 July 2025
7/7/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Citizenship a hurdle for Pacific wanting to join ADF; Progress slow in Tonga cyber attack recovery; Tahiti remains dominant at Pacific Mini Games; Wallabies defeat Flying Fijians with close win.
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Duration:00:19:34
Pacific Waves for 05 July 2025
7/4/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Justice admits to calling Fiji's ex commissioner 'universally corrupt'; Guam radiation survivors heartbroken over compensation exclusion; Bougainville appearing happy with independence talks progress; Tonga's Heilala festival a celebration of culture and heritage.
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Duration:00:26:19
Pacific Waves for 04 July 2025
7/3/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Marlborough flooding triggering for Samoan resident; Fiji PM hopeful Fijians can join Aust military; Fiji's former anti-corruption head's reputation destroyed - lawyer; Polynesian Panthers co-founder on proposed immigration law change; Tahiti tops medal tally at Pacific Mini Games.
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Duration:00:21:13
Pacific Waves for 03 July 2025
7/2/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Run It continues to gain popularity among Pacific people; 'Not worth the risk' - neuroscientist on Run It; HIV crisis in Fiji claims over hundred lives; Advocates call for out-of-hours immigration visits to be outlawed.
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Duration:00:19:52
Pacific Waves for 02 July 2025
7/1/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Samoan NZ sports veteran to run for Lower Hutt mayor; Micronesian summit begins in Majuro this week; US set to implement tax on remittances; Tonga's health ministry still grappling with cyberattacks.
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Duration:00:19:23
Pacific Waves for 01 July 2025
6/30/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Samoan student arrives home safely from Israel; US to implement tax on remittances; Tahiti to observe Matarii as a public holiday; Pacific Mini Games underway in Palau.
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Duration:00:21:44
Pacific Waves for 28 June 2025
6/30/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Bougainville and PNG sign Melanesia agreement; Cook Islands PM crackdown on gangs; Fiji government releases budget; Palau hosts Pacific Mini Games 2025.
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Duration:00:18:28
Pacific Waves for 27 June 2025
6/26/2025
In Pacific Waves today: PNG police blame overrun prisons on mass breakouts; Guam removed from US nuclear compensation Vanuatu completes WHO disaster evaluation; Dream come true for new All Black recruits.
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Duration:00:18:36
Pacific Waves for 25 June 2025
6/24/2025
In Pacific Waves today: 'Pray for us' - Solomon Island students in Israel awaits repatriation; Majority of Pacific continue to show support for Israel; New poll shows respondents views on Cook Islands; Pacific Music Awards 2025 finalists announced.
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Duration:00:21:06
Pacific Waves for 21 June 2025
6/20/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Kapa haka group celebrate Matariki in NZ's Northland; NZ's pause on funding is 'patronising' - Cook Islands PM; New faces eager to enter Samoa politics; Experts brought in after cyber-attack on Tonga health database.
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Duration:00:19:01
Pacific Waves for 20 June 2025
6/19/2025
In Pacific Waves today: NZ pauses millions of dollars in funding for the Cook Islands; China could be major beneficiary of Peters' move on Cooks - Powles; Pacific economy is growing slowly but surely - World Bank; Getting ready for the biggest Cook Islands festival in Aotearoa.
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Duration:00:16:43
Pacific Waves for 18 June 2025
6/17/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Political instability hindering Pacific unity - Cook Islands foreign secretary; PNG PM seeks to strengthen ties with France; Pacific women shown to have highest rates of womb cancer.
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Duration:00:16:51
Pacific Waves for 17 June 2025
6/16/2025
In Pacific Waves today: Celebrated Samoan designer tragically shot in protest; Three Pacific nations considered for US travel ban list; UN oceans conference in France ends; A conversation with rising star and counter-tenor Samuel Mataele.
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Duration:00:16:42