In Pacific Waves today: The U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand weighs in on America's impact on the pacific region ahead of the election; New Zealand's Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner says she is frustrated by a lack of progress being made by the government to prevent the exploitation of migrant workers in Aotearoa; A new study has found what it will take to meet the global goal of protecting 30 percent of the ocean by 2030.

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