Pacific Waves for Tuesday 20 August 2019
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Majuro waits for confirmation of dengue spread in Marshalls
3:04 PM.In the Marshall Islands there are fears dengue fever may have spread to the capital, Majuro as a State of Emergency remains in place. Read more Audio
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Vaka crew traces Polynesian links in Tahiti-NZ voyage
3:03 PM.A traditional vaka leaves Tahiti on Tuesday for New Zealand, as its crew retrace the pathways of their Pacific ancestors. Read more Audio
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PNG economy, after a brief pick up in 2018, faltering again
3:02 PM.A professor of economics and head of the ANU's Development Policy Centre, Stephen Howes, says after a brief pick up last year the Papua New Guinea economy is again faltering. Read more Audio
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NZ funds human rights monitoring in Pacific
3:01 PM.New Zealand is putting nearly half a million dollars toward human rights monitoring in the Pacific. Read more Audio
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Tokelauan theatre show highlights climate threat
3:00 PM.A Tokelauan theatre show claimed to be the first of its kind is highlighting the threat the climate crisis poses to the territory. Read more Audio
