Pacific Waves for Monday 25 August 2014

3:05 PM.PNG's opposition file a fresh challenge over the Manus Island detention centre; Pensioners in the Cook Islands vow to protest; A NZ survey finds political leaders agree on boosting aid; Samoa steps up… Read more Audio

3:04 PM.A Papua New Guinea lawyer says it appears the government bent over backwards to allow asylum seekers to be transferred to PNG at the behest of the Australian government. Audio

3:03 PM.Pensioners in the Cook Islands have vowed to protest on the first day of parliament to demand that taxes back-paid to the government are refunded immediately. Audio

3:00 PM.Papua New Guinea regain the AFL International Cup after beating Ireland in the final, in a repeat of the 2011 decider. Audio

5:05 AM.A NZ survey finds political leaders agree on boosting aid; Samoa steps up its chikungunya prevention; Technology that converts waste to energy could be on its way to the Pacific; A new project is… Read more Audio

5:04 AM.A survey of New Zealand's political parties has found the vast majority of parties agree the country's aid budget is too low should be increased. Audio

5:03 AM.Students and police in Samoa are banding together for a mass clean up to stop the spread of chikungunya. Audio

5:02 AM.A New Zealand energy consultant says a technology which converts any kind of waste to renewable energy could be the way forward in making the Pacific region sustainable. Audio

5:01 AM.The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$15 million project to help Solomon Islands rebuild infrastructure damaged by the flash flooding disaster in April which killed 23 people and left thousands… Read more Audio

5:00 AM.A hospital ship from China has spent a week in Tonga providing free medical services to more than 4,000 patients and performing 39 surgeries. Audio