Pacific Waves for Monday 3 July 2017

3:04 PM.The Commonwealth observer team monitoring Papua New Guinea's election is taking note of the flood of complaints about electoral roll flaws. However, the team's chairman says it's role is to observe… Read more Audio

3:03 PM.A human rights' lawyer says the United Nations' latest advice to Australia about Nauru and Manus Island can be considered criticism. Read more Audio

3:02 PM.Pacific people in New Zealand sign up to be Maori Party election candidates. Read more Audio, Gallery

5:04 AM.Halfway through its designated polling period, Papua New Guinea's national election has become mired in controversy. Read more Audio

5:03 AM.For French Polynesia, today marks the 51st anniversary of the first French nuclear test in the Pacific, an event which will be marked with marches and remembrance. Read more Audio

5:02 AM.Four Nepalese refugees who'd been detained on a ramshackle boat in Pohnpei for months have been moved to a house as they wait to be resettled. Read more Audio

5:01 AM.Norfolk Islands Council of Elders met a delegation from the Australian Prime Minister's and Cabinet Office last week and laid out its continuing concerns at the removal of the island's autonomy. Read more Audio

5:00 AM.Efforts are continuing in American Samoa to curb a growing problem of illegal drug use, particularly among youth. Read more Audio