Pacific Waves for Wednesday 26 November 2014

4:06 PM.Suspension of Vanuatu opposition could ensure stability; Tongan's off to the polls tomorrow; Poverty, violence take toll on Kiribati children; French Polynesian compensation appeal met with cynicism… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.A Vanuatu-based academic sees a successful motion to suspend 16 opposition MPs by the Prime Minister as a move to ensure stability. Audio

4:04 PM.Tongans off to the polls Thursday for the second election under reforms brought in, in 2010. Audio

4:03 PM.A new report has found poverty and hardship is taking its toll on the children of Kiribati who make up nearly half the country's population. Audio

6:05 AM.French Polynesian compensation appeal met with cynicism; An academic analyses the emphatic election win of FijiFirst; Voters in the Solomons favour independents over party candidates; Tonga goes to… Read more Audio

6:04 AM.Moves in French Polynesia to seek a huge compensation payout from France are being met with cynicism by some locals. Audio

6:03 AM.A scholar of Fiji politics, Jon Fraenkel, says the emphatic election win by Frank Bainimarama and his FijiFirst party was based on a number of factors including support from the young and from areas… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.A survey is being carried out of young women on Bougainville as part of a young women's leadership programme. Audio