Pacific Waves for Tuesday 11 February 2014

4:06 PM.The Papua New Guinea Hunters have laid down a marker one month out from their debut in rugby league's Queensland Cup. Audio

4:02 PM.Films about the struggle for independence and survival after decades of exposure to nuclear testing have been the big winners at the Pacific Documentary Film Festival in French Polynesia. Audio

4:01 PM.Jose Salvador Alvarenga departs Marshall Islands for El Salvador saying he will stay away from boats. Audio

4:00 PM.Alvarenga leaves Marshalls to begin his journey home; Films depicting fall-out from nuclear testing big winners at the Pacific Documentary Film Festival; A NZ MP refuses to apologise for suggesting… Read more Audio

7:03 AM.Most people are without insurance in Tonga's cyclone-hit island group of Ha'apai, which may result in the government having to foot the $30-million bill. Audio

7:02 AM.A Fijian tuna fishing group says a reduction in fishing licenses will do nothing to regenerate the tuna population in the South Pacific. Audio

7:01 AM.A New Zealand Green Party MP says she won't be apologising for a press release saying Nauru was descending into a state of chaos. Audio

7:00 AM.A New Zealand MP refuses to apologise for suggesting Nauru is in a state of chaos; License cut-back won't help tuna population in Fiji; Most people are without insurance in Tonga's cyclone-hit island… Read more Audio