Pacific Waves for Thursday 22 August 2013

3:06 PM.New Zealand's Trade Commissioner to the Pacific says economies need a boost through long-term business partnerships. Audio

3:05 PM.PNG police managed to quell tensions in Mt Hagen which developed over the local level government elections. Audio

3:02 PM.Academic says new Fiji constitution takes on board concern about land rights. Audio

3:01 PM.Fiji's government publishes its constitution, after months of delays since the release of the draft in March. Audio

3:00 PM.Fiji's government publishes its constitution; Academic says new Fiji constitution takes on board concern about land rights; The owner of PNG's Rabaul Queen is charged, 18 months after the tragedy… Read more Audio

6:03 AM.Refugee advocacy group condemns Canberra for transferring the first asylum seeker families to Nauru. Audio

6:02 AM.PNG police managed to quell tensions in Mt Hagen which developed over the local level government elections. Audio

6:01 AM.Owner of the Rabaul Queen, which sank in February last year and claimed dozens of lives, is charged with manslaughter . Audio

6:00 AM.The owner of PNG's Rabaul Queen is charged, PNG police quell election tensions in Mt Hagen, 18 months after the tragedy claiming at least 141 lives; NGO blasts Canberra for transferring the first… Read more Audio