Pacific Waves for Monday 24 November 2014

4:07 PM.The Solomon Islands election returns a fragmented parliament; the chikungunyah virus now affects the whole of Samoa; an opposition MP in Vanuatu warns moves by the government could be… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Freda Tuki Soria Comua has won a seat in the Solomon Islands parliament, just the third woman ever to have been elected to the country's legislature. Audio

4:04 PM.Samoa's Ministry of Health says the whole of Samoa is now affected by chikungunya. Audio

4:00 PM.NZ government looks to reach Pacific and Maori youth through rugby league. Audio

6:06 AM.Opposition MP in Vanuatu warns government moves could be unconstitutional; a regional body calls for Pacific nations to invest in their youth; environmental groups sue the US fisheries service over a… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.An opposition MP in Vanuatu says if the government's move to get the opposition leader and 15 of his MPs suspended from Parliament is successful, then it will be unconstitutional and likely be… Read more Audio

6:04 AM.A new report by the United Nations Population Fund points to the need for developing countries to invest in their youth. Audio

6:03 AM.Environmental groups are suing the US fisheries service over a new rule they say allows the doubling of the quota for the endangered bigeye tuna. Audio

6:02 AM.The head of surveillance at French Polynesia's Ministry of Health says medical resources are stretched with over 8000 people consulting doctors and the deaths of two elderly people linked to an… Read more Audio

6:01 AM.A youth and women's advocate in Tonga says young people in the kingdom don't have the political knowledge to participate effectively in next week's elections. Audio

6:00 AM.The Fred Hollows Foundation says access is a huge hurdle for people with eye problems and it hopes a new mobile clinic will reach more people in remote areas. Audio