Pacific Waves

The Pacific Games Council says it was not consulted over the Tongan government's decision to pull out of hosting the 2019 event.

The 13th year celebrating Pacific artists domestically and internationally at the Vodafone Pacific Music Awards in Auckland.

Conditions in the Manus Island detention centre were deliberately degraded to make refugees want to leave; Pacific world heritage site revealed as having the highest density of plastic rubbish in the world; Transparency International Papua New Guinea is hoping to extend its civics education in schools' project; Papua New Guinea's police commissioner has defended his decision to hire an American security firm to train local police; the Pacific regional trade agreement PACER Plus is being signed next month after being under consideration since 2001.

Conditions in the Manus Island detention centre were deliberately degraded to make refugees want to leave.

Pacific world heritage site revealed as having the highest density of plastic rubbish in the world.

Transparency International Papua New Guinea is hoping to extend its civics education in schools' project.

Papua New Guinea's police commissioner has defended his decision to engage with an American security firm and consider their services to train local police and other security forces in preparation for PNG hosting the APEC summit next year; early next month the Pacific Islands Forum's PACER Plus agreement for closer economic relations is being signed after being under consideration, in various forms, since 2001; a sugar industry bailout in Fiji is seen by some as a bandaid approach; Amnesty International calls for accountability within PNG security forces after the killing of 17 unarmed prisoners; Tonga shocks the region announcing it'll can its hosting of the 2019 Pacific Games; The Cook Islands police force loses twenty percent of its staff over the past six months; Samoan pastor takes first place in the NZ Toastmasters Public Speaking Contest.

Papua New Guinea's police commissioner has defended his decision to engage with an American security firm and consider their services to train local police and other security forces in preparation for PNG hosting the APEC summit next year.

Early next month the Pacific Islands Forum's PACER Plus agreement for closer economic relations is being signed after being under consideration, in various forms, since 2001.

A sugar industry bailout in Fiji is seen by some as a bandaid approach; Amnesty International calls for accountability within PNG security forces after the killing of 17 unarmed prisoners; Tonga shocks the region announcing it'll can its hosting of the 2019 Pacific Games; The Cook Islands police force loses twenty percent of its staff over the past six months; Samoan pastor takes first place in the NZ Toastmasters Public Speaking Contest.