In an exclusive interview, the Japanese company working on the country's planned release of more than 1.3million tonnes of radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima daiichi power plant into the Pacific Ocean says it wants the world to know it will be safe; Anti-corruption global agency Transparency International has released its Corruption Perceptions Index for 2022.

Pacific Waves for 4 February 2023

Aotearoa New Zealand's new Prime Minister has agreed to look at an overstayer petition that was launched by Pacific community leaders almost three years ago; Australia's foreign affairs minister says the Indo-Pacific region has become more dangerous and volatile; Samoa's two suspended MPs have been back in court challenging their two year suspension.The Human Rights Protection Party leader, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, and Party Secretary Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi, were back in court on Monday.

Pacific Waves for 3 February 2023

Aotearoa New Zealand's new Prime Minister says he is committed to strengthening Pacific ties and agrees to look at an overstayer petition launched by Pacific community leaders almost three years ago.

NZ's new PM committed to strengthening Pacific ties

Australia's foreign affairs minister says the Indo-Pacific region has become more dangerous and volatile.

Australia urges world powers to prevent Indo-Pacific conflict

Samoa's two suspended MPs have been back in court challenging their two year suspension.The Human Rights Protection Party leader, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, and Party Secretary Lealailepule Rimoni Aiafi, were back in court on Monday.

Former Samoa PM challenges parliamentary suspension

A submarine volcano has erupted just 6 kilometres east of the island of Epi in Vanuatu.The volcano named East Epi Submarine Volcano has been slowly increasing in trembles, spitting smoke from around 6 am Wednesday morning; Tokelau has declared the results for the 2023 election in spite of communication problems, Nukunonu is the only Atoll that has elected a new Faipule; The Cook Islands is seeing if it can import medicinal cannabis without changing any of its laws.The country voted in favour of cannabis being allowed for medicinal use, in a referendum during the 2022 general election; The president of Henderson Eels Football Club in Solomon Islands, Hudson Wakio, says the secret behind securing Solomon Islands first ever professional European Football contract for a locally based player is sending the right candidate.

Pacific Waves for 2 February 2023

A submarine volcano has erupted just 6 kilometres east of the island of Epi in Vanuatu.The volcano named East Epi Submarine Volcano has been slowly increasing in trembles, spitting smoke from around 6 am Wednesday morning;

Submarine volcano erupts in Vanuatu

Tokelau has declared the results for the 2023 election in spite of communication problems, Nukunonu is the only Atoll that has elected a new Faipule.

New Faipule for Nukunonu after Tokelau election

The Cook Islands is seeing if it can import medicinal cannabis without changing any of its laws.The country voted in favour of cannabis being allowed for medicinal use, in a referendum during the 2022 general election.

Cook Islands consider importing medicinal cannabis

The president of Henderson Eels Football Club in Solomon Islands, Hudson Wakio, says the secret behind securing Solomon Islands first ever professional European Football contract for a locally based player is sending the right candidate.

Solomon footballer breaks into European market

We spoke with Massey University Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Anna Powles, about the significance of Kiribati's intention to return to the Pacific Islands Forum ahead of its leaders meeting early this year; More bad weather is due overnight in the flood impacted upper North Island of New Zealand where a state of emergency is in force for Auckland and surrounding areas; We talanoa with two contributors the 'We Are Still Here' project a unique film that explores the effects of colonisation on indigenous peoples in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific through eight separate stories.

Pacific Waves for 1 February 2023

We spoke with Massey University Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Anna Powles, about the significance of Kiribati's intention to return to the Pacific Islands Forum ahead of its leaders meeting early this year.

Still work to be done as Kiribati confirms Forum return

In an exclusive interview, the Japanese company working on the country's planned release of more than 1.3million tonnes of radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima daiichi power plant into the Pacific Ocean says it wants the world to know it will be safe.

Japan's TEPCO says nuclear wastewater release safe

More bad weather is due overnight in the flood impacted upper North Island of New Zealand where a state of emergency is in force for Auckland and surrounding areas.

NZ flood victims brace for more bad weather

We talanoa with two contributors to the 'We Are Still Here' project - a unique film that explores the effects of colonisation on indigenous peoples in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific through eight separate stories.

A talanoa with the film directors of 'The Uniform'

We look at how Pacific countries fared in Transparency International's 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index.

Perception of corruption in the Pacific still high

It's been a busy first month for Fiji's new coalition government which has set about restructuring the public service hierachy amid constant criticisms from the opposition group; Since December in Oro Province in Papua New Guinea the police have been undertaking a campaign to rein in violence; As New Zealand's North Island braces for more wet weather social workers say impact of the weekend floods could be felt for months.

Pacific Waves for 31 January 2023

:It's been a busy first month for Fiji's new coalition government which has set about restructuring the public service hierachy amid constant criticisms from the opposition group.

Fiji military still casting a shadow over politics

Since December in Oro Province in Papua New Guinea the police have been undertaking a campaign to rein in violence.

PNG police work to rein in violence in Oro

As New Zealand's North Island braces for more wet weather social workers say impact of the weekend floods could be felt for months.

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