Pacific Waves

Hopes for greater transparency in PNG economy; New Zealand's plans for a Pacific Reset on track prior to the budget; Vanuatu's Government says it has received a number of offers of land to accommodate Ambae Islanders forced to move by the latest volcanic eruption; Ruling Tapura Huiraatira wins most votes in first round of French Polynesia's election of a new assembly.

The head of Papua New Guinea's Institute of National Affairs says the introduction of a new financial system should make the country's economy more effective and transparent.

New Zealand's plans for a Pacific "reset" on track prior to the budget and this month's Pacific Forum Economic Minister's meeting.

The Vanuatu Government says it has received a number of offers of land to accommodate Ambae Islanders forced to move by the latest volcanic eruption; Ruling Tapura Huiraatira wins most votes in first round of French Polynesia's election of a new assembly; the managing director of the Fiji magazine Islands Business believes a police case against him was designed purely to intimidate; an Australian woman who has been restoring graves on the coast of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, says her work there will continue for some time.

The Vanuatu Government says it has received a number of offers of land to accommodate Ambae Islanders forced to move by the latest volcanic eruption.

Ruling Tapura Huiraatira wins most votes in first round of French Polynesia's election of a new assembly.

The managing director of the Fiji magazine Islands Business believes a police case against him was designed purely to intimidate; an Australian woman who has been restoring graves on the coast of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, says her work there will continue for some time; Samoa's former head of state raises land concerns; British outreach amid flurry of activity by Pacific's external players; chief justices from around the region meet in Auckland improve rule of law in their judiciaries, and; Samoa tops the region's Netball World Cup Qualifiers.

The managing director of the Fiji magazine 'Islands Business' believes a police case against him was designed purely to intimidate.

An Australian woman who has been restoring graves on the coast of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, says her work there will continue for some time.

Samoa's former head of state raises land concerns; British outreach amid flurry of activity by Pacific's external players; Chief justices from around the region meet in Auckland improve rule of law in their judiciaries; Fiji's sugar town struggling from the frequent inundations and flooding associated with recent cyclones, and; Samoa tops the region's Netball World Cup Qualifiers.