Pacific Waves

Richard Chambers says he understands the difficulties law enforcement in Pacific Island nations faced regarding criminal deportees from New Zealand. Audio

A children's charity advocating to raise the marriage age from 15 to 18 in the Solomon Islands says it is a children's rights issue. Audio

Tongan Language Week is being celebrated in Aotearoa this week under the theme, 'Our language is a vital strand of our Tongan culture'. Audio

A geopolitics expert says there is "nothing stopping" China from attending Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting side events if dialogue partners are blocked from the event. Audio

A Pacific advocate for youth homelessness says the country must address poverty and systemic inequities to fix the housing affordability crisis.

A former Tonga rugby captain says it's unlikely Super Rugby contracts explicitly state New Zealand-based Pasefika players can't play for their home nations.

That's according to the just-released Stats NZ quarterly labour market figures. Audio

A transnational crime expert says New Zealand and Australia's status as the "cash cows" of the Pacific methamphetamine market is a driving factor in the drug crisis facing the region.

Pacific Conference of Churches secretary-geeneral says the landmark climate ruling from the world's top court is a significant win, but much more work is needed. Audio

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has rejected the idea that the Cook Islands had effectively described New Zealand as a third party in its agreement with China.

Dengue cases in the Pacific are at their highest since 2016, with nearly 19,000 people affected, the World Health Organisation says. Audio

A geopolitics analyst says New Zealand joining AUKUS would further intensify geopolitical tensions, which the Pacific region does not need. Audio