Pacific Waves for Friday 8 May 2015

3:06 PM.A call for the PIF to assist a beleaguered Nauru; 'Significant progress' made at PACER-Plus talks; A peaceful Bougainville campaign winding up; Samoa counsellor calls for culture change to address an… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Nauru government should get help with governance and management issues from the Pacific Forum or other bodies. Audio

3:04 PM.The Chief Trade Advisor of the Pacific Island Countries says significant progress was made on development assistance negotiations in this round of PACER-Plus talks. Audio

3:03 PM.Four weeks of campaigning for a critical election in Bougainville comes to close with voting to start on Monday. Audio

5:06 AM.Samoa counsellor calls for culture change to address an alarming suicide problem; Fiji youth want more say, less tokenism; Move to curb illegal guns in Tonga; A drug test for kava requested by some… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.A Samoan counselling service is hoping to break down cultural barriers in its efforts to address what it says is an alarming suicide problem. Audio

5:04 AM.The National Youth Council of Fiji says young people are being used as tokens in important issues like the flag change and they're calling for a bigger say in decisions of the state. Audio

5:03 AM.There is concern in Tonga that guns are being smuggled into the country and police want the help of local residents to find them. Audio