Pacific Waves for Wednesday 8 June 2016

3:05 PM.Police open fire on protesting students in PNG; Solomon Islands flights resume this afternoon; Fiji visit by Key heavy on symbolism; Solar power brings big changes for Tuvalu; And PIANGO hopes UN… Read more Audio

3:04 PM.A student leader at the University of Papua New Guinea says police opened fire on students who were protecting their president from being arrested. Audio

3:03 PM.Solomon Islands air traffic will resume this afternoon ending a 24 hour operational shutdown of all air and ground services in the country. Audio

3:02 PM.This week's meeting between the prime ministers of Fiji and New Zealand is hugely symbolic and significant according to an academic specialising in regional security. Audio

5:06 AM.Solar power brings big changes for Tuvalu; PIANGO hopes UN secretary-general will act on West Papua; A detention centre worker on Nauru is reportedly sacked on a government directive; Solomons… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Over the past two years New Zealand and the European Union have helped make solar energy a reality for much of Tuvalu. Audio

5:04 AM.The executive director of the Pacific Islands for Non-Governmental Organizations hopes that the United Nations Secretary-General will act on growing concern about ongoing rights violations in West… Read more Audio