Pacific Waves for Wednesday 7 December 2016
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 7 December 2016
4:05 PM.Fiji expat landowners mount campaign against travel to Fiji; Increasing interest in kava for reducing anxiety; Call for moratorium on Pacific bluefin fishing; Amnesty report brings Fiji torture back… Read more Audio
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Fiji expat landowners mount campaign against travel to Fiji
4:04 PM.A group representing some foreign landowners in Fiji says it'll be mounting a campaign against travel to the country as a protest over land law changes. Read more Audio
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Increasing interest in Kava for reducing anxiety
4:03 PM.Clinical studies on the effectiveness of kava use for reducing anxiety have shown some significant results, and ongoing studies are also looking at the question of liver toxicity. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 7 December 2016
6:05 AM.Call for moratorium on Pacific bluefin fishing; Amnesty report brings Fiji torture back to the fore; Black twig borer causing havoc in Cook Islands; A training programme hopes to improve maternal… Read more Audio
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Call for moratorium on Pacific bluefin fishing
6:04 AM.There is a call before this week's meeting in Nadi of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission for a two year ban on fishing for bluefin tuna. Read more Audio
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Amnesty report brings Fiji torture back to the fore
6:03 AM.The use of torture by Fiji's security forces is again in the spotlight after an Amnesty International report highlighted the lack of justice for several prominent cases. Read more Audio
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Black twig borer causing havoc in Cook Islands
6:02 AM.The Cook Islands Minister of Agriculture wants immediate action to curb the impact of invasive species. Read more Audio
