Pacific Waves

Talks in Solomon Islands focus on the success of the Regional Assistance Mission; Tokelau edges towards round the clock energy sustainability with the last village linked up to solar power; the 75th anniversary of the sinking of the Montevideo Maru - Australia's worst maritime disaster is remembered; dissension in Samoa over the candidate for the high paramount chief title of Malietoa.

Understanding the success of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands holds the key to the country's future.

As Tokelau's last village is connected to the country's power grid, the goal of a 100 percent sustainable energy supply, 100 percent of the time gets closer.

RAMSI is hailed as a Pacific success story by the Solomons PM; a superbug outbreak in Fiji is linked to a shortage of supplies; an Australian TV series labeled offensive to Tonga is scheduled for release in New Zealand; a rocky start to PNG's elections with a raft of polling and common roll problems; Pacific labour mobility under the spotlight in Samoa and Samoa's rugby union rejects allegations of player mistreatment.

RAMSI is hailed as a Pacific success story by the Solomons PM.

A shortage of supplies could have led to the outbreak of an antibiotic-resistant superbug in a Fiji neonatal intensive care unit, according to the hospital's director.

Māori Television has scheduled a controversial television show called Jonah from Tonga into their programming line up. However, this same show received a negative response from the Tongan community in the US a few years ago, which went viral and got multiple responses of support.

Papua New Guinea's former prime minister Sir Mekere Morauta says the national election is being rigged under the watch of the Electoral Commissioner; the latest attack on a Manus Island detainee shows it is too dangerous for refugees to settle in Papua New Guinea, according to advocates; an anti torture protestor in Fiji has been released after spending a second night in police cells and two days of questioning; there is still dissension among family members who are still opposed to the chosen candidate for the high paramount chief title of Malietoa in Samoa; RAMSI is hailed as a Pacific success story by the Solomons PM; a superbug outbreak in Fiji is linked to a shortage of supplies and an Australian TV series labeled offensive to Tonga is scheduled for release in New Zealand.

Papua New Guinea's former prime minister Sir Mekere Morauta says the national election is being rigged under the watch of the Electoral Commissioner.

An anti torture protestor in Fiji has been released after spending a second night in police cells and two days of questioning.