Pacific Waves for Monday 11 March 2019
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Dateline Pacific evening edition 11 March 2019
3:05 PM.Thousands more midwives are needed to improve PNG's horrendous maternal mortality rate; Bougainville and PNG commit to collaborate on the independence referendum; West Papua leaders who criticise… Read more Audio
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Thousands more midwives needed to help PNG
3:04 PM.Two thousand women are dying every year during pregnancy and childbirth in PNG, a new report estimates. Read more Audio
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Bougainville and PNG commit to collaborate on vote
3:03 PM.The Bougainville president says he and the PNG prime minister have reached agreement on how they can work together on the referendum process. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 11 March 2019
5:05 AM.We look at Vanuatu's ambitious plan to quadruple the number of visitors to the country in a decade; West Papua leaders who criticise military operations there are facing prosecution; the experience of… Read more Audio
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Vanuatu aims to quadruple visitor numbers in next decade
5:04 AM.Vanuatu is aiming to quadruple visitor numbers to the country over the next 10 years. Read more Audio
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Military operations in Papua problematic
5:03 AM.West Papuan leaders who criticise military operations in Papua province risk prosecution, according to Indonesia's security forces. Read more Audio
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Racism revealed in NZ health advisory groups
5:02 AM.Maori and Pacific health workers are experiencing racism from government advisory groups, a study shows. Read more Audio
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Tongans urged to look to their culture in fight against violence
5:01 AM.Tongans should look within their culture and the church for ways to fight family violence, a Pacific academic says. Read more Audio
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Tattoo combs may have been invented in Tonga - research
5:00 AM.The use of traditional tattooing combs may have been invented in Tonga, according to new scientific research. Read more Audio
