Pacific Waves for Monday 16 September 2013

3:08 PM.A veteran pilot says the Tonga plane controversy is a storm in a teacup; a noted academic looks at the merits of the Majuro Declaration and finds it wanting; legislation is drawn up in Papua New… Read more Audio

3:02 PM.A noted academic looks at the merits of the Majuro Declaration and finds it wanting. Audio

3:01 PM.Veteran pilot says the aircraft gifted to Tonga by China is not a significant safety issue. Audio

6:06 AM.A New Zealand Pacific Islander has been awarded a scholarship to track the migration of young Pacific women to Asia. Audio

6:05 AM.Women in Tonga are making ngatu or tapa to sell overseas so they can pay their children's high school fees. Audio

6:04 AM.A book on the survey of land in Tonga for the purpose of allotting every male a portion of land was launched this week in Auckland. Audio

6:03 AM.Men in the area hit by floods east of the Solomon Islands capital Honiara are being urged to consider how difficult life is for the women in their families. Audio

6:02 AM.Papua New Guinea's Ministry of Lands says it is undertaking a process to review questionable land deals throughout the country. Audio

6:01 AM.The National Maritime Safety Authority in Papua New Guinea is confident revised legislation and greater education of the shipping industry will help avoid a repeat of the Rabaul Queen tragedy. Audio

6:00 AM.Legislation drawn up in PNG to address passenger ship safety; PNG Lands Ministry to open up a box of questionable land dealings; Men in flood-hit Solomons province urged to think of women's struggle… Read more Audio