Pacific Waves for Monday 7 November 2016

4:04 PM.The Pacific Islands Forum is still relevant, and Pacific countries want New Zealand and Australia to remain in it, according to a new study. Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Tonga will open up public discussion this week on ratifying the Convention on the Rights of persons with disability. Read more Audio

6:04 AM.Counter human-trafficking training and a public awareness campaign are the tools being used to fight modern day slavery in PNG. Read more Audio

6:03 AM.Nine of 10 ocean and lagoon locations tested by the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority around Majuro are badly polluted. Read more Audio

6:02 AM.Leading planners in the Commonwealth are hoping to establish a network in the Pacific that would provide support to leaders and policy makers in the region. Read more Audio

6:01 AM.Guam has taken a big step towards opening its first full-immersion Chamorro language school. Read more Audio

6:00 AM.The Cook Islands is thinking about joining a new submarine telecommunication connection that would link it to Hawaii through French Polynesia. Read more Audio