Pacific Waves for Friday 24 April 2015

3:05 PM.Aitutaki votes to scrap Sunday flights between the island and Rarotonga; A former Bougainville rebel leader wants to be president; Descendants of Cook Islands men who fought in the First World War… Read more Audio

3:04 PM.The people of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands have voted that Sunday flights between the island and Rarotonga should be scrapped. Audio

3:02 PM.Hundreds of Cook Islands soldiers enlisted for the First World War but their contribution has never been officially recognised by the New Zealand government they fought for. Read more Audio

3:01 PM.The World Wildlife Fund says China is not playing fairly in the Pacific ocean fishery, with the expansion of Chinese longliners in particular having created a crisis for local fishing industries, and… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.A former Bougainville Revolutionary Army leader now campaigning for president says changes still needed for region's new mining laws; women's groups in Fiji are making plans for local body elections… Read more Audio

5:04 AM.Former Bougainville BRA leader now campaigning for president says changes are still needed to the region's mining laws. Audio

5:02 AM.Solomon Islands is in the process of reviewing its draft intellectual property strategy in a push to modernise the country's protection laws which date back to the early 1900s. Audio