Pacific Waves for Thursday 29 May 2014

3:02 PM.There is an uneasy calm in New Caledonia after days of clashes between 150 riot police and Kanak youths who used firearms in a protest over a nickel plant. Audio

3:01 PM.The Fiji government says it has spent over half a billion US dollars in improving health services in the more than seven years since the military coup as it moves towards developing a modern… Read more Audio

3:00 PM.Fiji political parties challenge government's health record; There's uneasy calm in New Caledonia after days of clashes; An NGO warns about a Pacific free trade push; An Academic says Fiji regime… Read more Audio

5:06 AM.NGO warns about Pacific free trade push; Academic says Fiji regime in trouble for flouting decrees; Calls for New Zealand Govenment to commit more resources to Samoan language; local landowners are… Read more Audio

4:05 AM.Anti-globalisation campaigner says Pacific Trade Ministers must not commit to deals that hinder their exporters. Audio

4:05 AM.Today marks the centenary of New Zealand's invasion of Samoa; An Australian think tank says PNG women face 'extreme challenges'; New partnership to promote ocean conservation; Cross-border trade with… Read more Audio

4:04 AM.An academic says the Fiji regime is tripping itself up with its own decrees. Audio