Pacific Waves for Tuesday 19 January 2016

4:06 PM.Fiji's opposition National Federation Party weighs quitting parliament; The Solomon Islands government defends its payment to ex-Malaita militants; A French Polynesia pro-independence campaigner plans… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.The leader of Fiji's opposition National Federation Party says its members will this month consider whether its three MPs should leave parliament. Audio

4:04 PM.The Solomon Islands Ministry of National Unity Reconciliation and Peace says the US$375,000 paid last week to an association representing ex-militants will not be accessible to its members as cash… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru wants to run for French presidency. Audio

4:00 PM.Oceania Tennis to get a say on the global game. Audio

6:05 AM.Papua New Guinea's police commissioner promises to stamp out ill discipline and brutality this year; Thousands of youth in Vanuatu are unable to vote in Friday's elections; Urgent action needed to… Read more Audio

6:04 AM.The Papua New Guinea police chief has declared 2016 will be the year ill-discipline and police brutality are stamped out. Read more Audio

6:03 AM.A youth advocacy group in Vanuatu says this Friday's snap election will deny thousands of young people their constitutional rights. Audio

6:02 AM.A communicable disease expert says urgent action is needed to try and stop what appears to be a unique drug-resistant form of tuberculosis on the Papua New Guinea island of Daru. Audio