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Pacific Waves for Monday 3 February 2020

  • Dateline Pacific 3 February 2020

    5:04 AM.Cooks water chief explains value of chloride for purification; PNG PM blames predecessor over controversial Falcon Jet; Tsunami detection times to go from hours to minutes in SW Pacific; A new govt… Read more Audio

  • Cooks' current water system 'unsafe'

    5:03 AM.The new water system on the Cook Islands main island, Rarotonga, is still to resolve concerns about the chemicals that will be used to purify it, before the taps can be turned on.  Read more Audio

  • PNG PM blames predecessor over Falcon Jet

    5:02 AM.Papua New Guinea's prime minster and his predecessor are at odds over a controversial jet airplane. James Marape says he is formally handing the Falcon Jet, used over the years by successive… Read more Audio

  • Tsunami detection times to go from hours to minutes

    5:01 AM.Tsunami detection times in the south-west Pacific are soon to drop from hours to minutes, thanks to a next generation underwater early warning system that's being deployed in the region. Read more Audio

  • Auckland's Pacific community celebrates new drivers

    5:00 AM.A total of 128 people from the Auckland Pacific community have achieved their goal of gaining a driver's licences after a new initiative from government agencies and business leaders in Auckland. Read more Audio