Pacific Waves for Monday 22 July 2013

3:03 PM.People in Solomon Islands' Temotu province are calling for more consultations before undersea mining goes ahead in their region. Audio

3:02 PM.A Tonga College student remains in a critical condition, with a fractured skull, following an alleged attack on a home by 147 students from rival school Tupou College. Audio

3:01 PM.Australia/PNG arrangement seen as violation of UN convention Audio

3:00 PM.Australia/PNG arrangement described as violation of UN convention; Latest Tonga inter-school attack described as the worst; Solomons' Temotu people call for more consultations over seabed mining; The… Read more Audio

5:20 AM.A Samoan-born choreographer Lemi Ponifasio has been awarded this year's Creative New Zealand artist residency in Samoa. Audio

5:17 AM.Attack on students by PNG soldiers highlights deep disorder within the country's army. Audio

5:12 AM.Pacific Regional mayors network elects Marshall Island mayor to lead organisation. Audio

5:10 AM.Human Rights Watch has voiced alarm at a new law in Indonesia that gives the government wide powers to shut down NGOs in West Papua. Audio

5:06 AM.French pharmaceutical group has developed what could be the first vaccine against dengue. Audio

5:03 AM.Sexual violence cases on the increase in Fiji, as perpetrators also get younger. Audio

5:01 AM.The number of reported sexual violence cases in Fiji is on the rise; The First vaccine against dengue reaches final trial stage; A new Indonesian law expected to hit NGOs strongly in West Papua; a… Read more Audio