Navigation for Pacific Waves
Pacific Waves for Tuesday 27 August 2019
-
Dateline Pacific for 27 August 2019
3:05 PM.Internet cuts in Indonesia's West Papua 'repressive' - rights groups; Tonga's ongoing struggle to recover from Cyclone Gita; Fiji opposition MP feels vindicated by video of alleged assault by PM… Read more Audio
-
Internet cuts in West Papua 'repressive' - rights groups
3:04 PM.Rights groups say an internet blackout in Indonesia's West Papua marks a dangerous violation of free speech protections. Read more Audio
-
Tonga's ongoing struggle to recover from Cyclone Gita
3:03 PM.Many people on Tonga's main island are continuing to struggle with makeshift facilities 17 months after Cyclone Gita. Read more Audio
-
Fiji opposition MP feels vindicated by video of alleged assault
3:02 PM.A Fiji opposition MP says he's been vindicated by the release of a video of his alleged assault by the prime minister. Read more Audio
-
Giant pumice raft drifts after submarine eruption near Tonga
3:01 PM.A large raft of pumice is floating in the Pacific after an underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga earlier this month. Read more Audio
-
The quest to restock a remote Bougainville library
3:00 PM.A king tide takes out a library on Bougainville's Takuu Atoll and the community is now rebuilding. Read more Audio