Episodes 300
Avg. Duration 18m
Activity Highly Active
Since Feb 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Daily
Format
Episodic
Consistency
36%
Hosting
www.rnz.co.nz

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About This Podcast

A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.

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Recent Episodes

Pacific Waves 13 June 2026

Jun 12, 2026 14m

In Pacific Waves today: Outrage in PNG over dolphin catch on foreign purse seiner; Trump opens Pacific national marine monuments to fishing; OFC Pro League in good stead for upcoming seasons;…

Pacific Waves 12 June 2026

Jun 11, 2026 20m

In Pacific Waves today: Amnesty call for suspension of Fiji police officers amid death probe; International Albinism Awareness Day to be marked in Fiji; NZDF Army engineer honoured for response work…

Pacific Waves 11 June 2026

Jun 11, 2026 16m

In Pacific Waves today: Former finance ministers clash on state of Fiji's economy; PNG sets high threshold for Bougainville independence vote; ‘Nothing for us without us’: Pacific voices reshape…

Pacific Waves 10 June 2026

Jun 09, 2026 14m

In Pacific Waves today: Livestock deaths impact Sinlaku recovery on Saipan; Manus communities affected by pumice from Titan Ridge volcano; PNG Pumice rafts could linger for months - scientist. Go to…

Pacific Waves 09 June 2026

Jun 08, 2026 22m

In Pacific Waves today: Fiji security forces in the spotlight after another civilian death; Meet Te Papapa Wolves Auckland's newest inclusive rugby team; Producers of Nauru's first film hope it…

Pacific Waves 06 June 2026

Jun 08, 2026 20m

In Pacific Waves today: Filmmakers of Nuclear justice doco hope it helps survivors' claims; New Zealand urged to do more for climate impacted Pacific; Nauru rejects allegations of deportee…

Pacific Waves 05 June 2026

Jun 05, 2026 18m

In Pacific Waves today: Hopes AUT's new research clinic will improve Pasifika health outcomes; Mixed reactions to Israel's new embassy in Fiji; Surviving conjoined twin Sawong returns home to PNG; No…

Pacific Waves 04 June 2026

Jun 03, 2026 19m

In Pacific Waves today: Samoa wraps up 64th Independence Anniversary celebration; Tense debate on Bougainville independence in PNG; Global finance still a challenge for the Pacific - SWIFT Payments;…

Pacific Waves 03 June 2026

Jun 02, 2026 14m

In Pacific Waves today: Criminologist says complex solution required for Pacific drug crisis; New water and sanitation project in Melanesia; PNG warned to prepare for adverse El Nino impacts. Go to…

Pacific Waves 02 June 2026

Jun 02, 2026 21m

In Pacific Waves today: Samoa language week starts in churches across Aotearoa; 12 Pasifika leaders named in NZ Kings Birthday Honours; Samoa PM says youths are being 'used' by drug cartels; Moana…

Pacific Waves 30 May 2026

Jun 02, 2026 13m

In Pacific Waves today: Auckland FC goal scorer embraces Samoan roots; Budget 2026: Underwhelming on Pasifika policy; Welcome boost for NZ aid to the Pacific. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more…

Pacific Waves 29 May 2026

Jun 02, 2026 10m

In Pacific Waves today: Budget 2026 boosts to Pacific aid amid domestic policy cuts; Suspected Samoan "hitmen" transited through Fiji to Vietnam; Mosquito spraying helped end Cook Islands dengue…

Pacific Waves 28 May 2026

May 27, 2026 14m

In Pacific Waves today: Samoa police launch investigation into Vietnam murder case; West Papuan activist condemns deepfake propaganda; Big seabed mining news in our Pacific business wrap. Go to this…

Pacific Waves 27 May 2026

May 27, 2026 19m

In Pacific Waves today: Moana Pasifika goes into liquidation; Indonesian authorities clamp down on West Papua doco; What we know so far about Budget 2026?. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more…

Pacific Waves 26 May 2026

May 25, 2026 12m

In Pacific Waves today: Emotional last home game for Moana Pasifika; Pacific important to deep sea mining regulations - Carvalho; Auckland inaugural OFC Pro League champions. Go to this episode on…

Pacific Waves 23 May 2026

May 25, 2026 20m

In Pacific Waves today: Why should we talk about racism?; The Cook Islands gets a new passenger ferry; Moana Pasifika play last home game this weekend. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Pacific Waves 22 May 2026

May 22, 2026 15m

In Pacific Waves today: UNGA endorses ICJ climate justice ruling; Is New Zealand supporting the militarisation of the Pacific?; The OFC Pro League wraps up this weekend. Go to this episode on…

Pacific Waves 21 May 2026

May 20, 2026 13m

In Pacific Waves today: Opponents of NZ bill say it will increase Pacific deportees; PNG closely monitoring Bismarck Sea volcano; Dance for people with disabilities a hit in Rarotonga. Go to this…

Pacific Waves 20 May 2026

May 20, 2026 18m

In Pacific Waves today: Australia and New Zealand ramp up efforts to fight Pacific drug trade; Will a new rule to boost women candidates in PNG politics work?; Talanoa with poet Nafanua…

Pacific Waves 19 May 2026

May 18, 2026 15m

In Pacific Waves today: Solomon Islands reinstates ban on dolphin exports; Vanuatu United clinch OFC pro league semifinal spot; Fijian Drua lose to Waratahs on home soil. Go to this episode on…

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