Pacific Waves for Tuesday 8 September 2015

3:08 PM.The regional spotlight is on Port Moresby this week as Pacific leaders gather for the 46th Forum meeting; new genetic research looks at Pacific peoples responses to disease and gaps in modern… Read more Audio

3:07 PM.The Cook Islands principal immigration officer says a public record outing employers who mistreat foreign workers is unlikely. Read more Audio

3:06 PM.New research from Australia suggests most of the public there is supportive of the majority of the country's aid programme being spent in the Pacific region.

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3:05 PM.The first batch of high-grade Bougainville cocoa beans is about to set sail on the first leg of its journey to become the world's first Bougainville chocolate bar. Audio

5:05 AM.The regional spotlight is on Port Moresby this week as Pacific leaders gather for the 46th Forum meeting; The speaker of Papua New Guinea's parliament is criticised for his reformation plans; A West… Read more Audio

5:04 AM.The leaders of most Pacific nations will be in the Papua New Guinea capital this week to address some of the issues concerning the region. Audio

5:03 AM.Opposition is mounting to so-called reformation plans by the speaker of Papua New Guinea's parliament which have seen the removal and destruction of prized cultural artefacts amid a rise in… Read more Audio