All episodes
Friday, 6 October 2023
- 6:00 Single point needed for Fiji to progress to quarterfinals
- 6:01 West Auckland centre a thriving hub for ethnic communities
- 6:02 NZ Dawn Raids: Samoan migrant wants justice
- 6:03 Pacific Waves for 6 October 2023
Thursday, 5 October 2023
- 6:00 Pathways for climate migrants to NZ 'urgently needed'
- 6:01 Tuvaluan communities in NZ honour and celebrate their language
- 6:02 'Time will tell if the US follows through': Henry Puna
- 6:03 Investigation reveals details of grifters bribing UN diplomats
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 5 October 2023
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
- 6:00 NZ sprinter raising funds to compete in Pacific Games
- 6:01 Tongan male nurse scoops up top award
- 6:02 PNG Minister eager for law changes
- 6:03 Fiji AG remembers David Toganivalu following death
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 4 October 2023
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
- 6:00 Fiji looking to secure quarterfinal spot in rugby world cup
- 6:01 World's largest Cook Islands festival returns to Aotearoa NZ
- 6:02 Peaceful protest urges political parties to protect overstayers
- 6:03 Pacific Waves for 3 October 2023
Saturday, 30 September 2023
- 6:01 Student protest in PNG escalates to fiery riots
- 6:02 Vanuatu MP's fate to be decided next week by Supreme Court
- 6:03 Pacific Waves for 30 September 2023
Friday, 29 September 2023
- 6:00 Fiji and Samoa still in the running for Rugby World Cup
- 6:01 Wellington youth connect with Polynesian voyaging history
- 6:02 Access to govt information crucial for Pacific people
- 6:03 National & NZ First policies for unemployed 'disappointing'
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 29 September 2023
Thursday, 28 September 2023
- 6:00 Conference to address challenges with Pacific region's cybersecurity
- 6:01 Vanuatu civil service in disarray due to instability
- 6:02 New allegations of Indonesian military torturing children
- 6:03 Pacific Waves for 28 September 2023
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
- 6:00 Samoan beauty queen sheds light on Pacific issues
- 6:01 El Nino weather event declared for Vanuatu
- 6:02 Defense analyst says US Pacific summit is significant for the region
- 6:03 Cook Islands & Niue establish relations with the US
- 6:04 Pasifika first time voters in the NZ's South Island share concerns
- 6:05 Pacific Waves for 27 September 2023
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
- 6:00 Bougainville seeks limit on independence debate
- 6:01 Pac leaders continue call for climate action at UN
- 6:02 Tonga's hopes for rugby world cup quarterfinals are diminished
- 6:03 Lawyer 'disappointed' over Labour's timing of amnesty announcement
- 6:04 Election 2023: Pacific candidates debate heats up over issues
- 6:05 Pacific Waves for 26 September 2023
Saturday, 23 September 2023
- 6:00 Delay in plans for Rarotonga's mural project
- 6:00 Samoa's late effort not enough to beat Japan in rugby world cup
- 6:01 Pacific climate champion says big countries lack 'ambition'
- 6:03 Cervical screening campaign encourages self-testing
- 6:03 US calls on Pacific to join coalition
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 23 September 2023
Friday, 22 September 2023
- 6:00 Med student aims to improve care for rheumatic fever patients
- 6:01 Rarotonga's abandoned hotel refurbished and ready for business
- 6:02 Paris and New Cal pro-independence groups still at loggerheads
- 6:03 Lack of civic education leaves NZ students 'ill-equipped'
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 22 September 2023
Thursday, 21 September 2023
- 6:00 Expedition in the Marshall Islands contributes to conservation
- 6:01 Deep sea mining companies keen to begin operations in the Cooks
- 6:02 Platform for untold Dawn Raids stories provides healing
- 6:03 Frontline Pacific health workers 'frustrated and exhausted'
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 21 September 2023
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- 6:00 Weaving webs of statecraft and diplomacy in the Pacific
- 6:01 PNG struggle to bring HIV infection rates down
- 6:02 Dunedin chocolate factory gets behind Pacific koko growers
- 6:03 NZ's international development conference begins this week
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 20 September 2023
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
- 6:01 US humanitarian mission gets underway in Samoa
- 6:02 Pacific leaders set to meet with US President Joe Biden
- 6:03 Flying Fijians overjoyed after historic win over Australia
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 19 September 2023
Saturday, 16 September 2023
- 6:00 Tonga and Samoa rise to the challenge for rugby world cup glory
- 6:01 PNG marks 48 years of independence
- 6:02 Vanuatu future-proofing its roads from climate change events
- 6:03 Nurses union frustrated over inaction of health system
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 16 September 2023
Friday, 15 September 2023
- 6:00 Young Maori and Pasifika Polyfest performers take the stage
- 6:01 Cook Islands' entrepreneur develops a new 'super' app for the Pacific
- 6:02 Large scale logging continues in PNG despite Govt opposition
- 6:03 Plans to increase health workforce 'doesn't go far enough'
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 15 September 2023
Thursday, 14 September 2023
- 6:00 Community in Porgera town seek financial help from PNG govt
- 6:01 Bougainville filmmaker in need of new equipment
- 6:02 NZ Green Party candidate hopes to sway Pasifika voters
- 6:03 Vanuatu PM's response to death threat 'measured'
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 14 September 2023
Wednesday, 13 September 2023
- 6:00 Mana Moana musical spectacle heads to Auckland in November
- 6:01 Measina Festival performances kick off this week
- 6:02 Humanitarians pledge to reduce violence in the Pacific by 2050
- 6:03 Pacific nations struggling to retain trained nurses
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 13 September 2023
Tuesday, 12 September 2023
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 12 September 2023
- 6:00 Otago celebrates 30 years of Polyfest
- 6:01 Fiji lose to Wales in a thrilling rugby world cup match
- 6:01 Measina Festival performances kick off this week
- 6:02 Pacific states 'bowing to China' over Fukushima issue
- 6:03 Cook Islands shifts focus from Covid to fighting NCDs
Saturday, 9 September 2023
- 6:00 Tongan community in East Auckland sets up gardening club
- 6:01 NGO rep speaks on Bougainville conflict
- 6:02 Pasifika Medical Association 2023 conference gets underway
- 6:03 NZ South Island's Pasifika community discuss election issues
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 9 September 2023
Friday, 8 September 2023
- 6:00 NRL finals kick off this weekend
- 6:01 Community centre for Fijian diaspora opens in Auckland
- 6:02 After three and a half years Kiribati judicial crisis drags on
- 6:03 NZ schools celebrate Tongan language week 2023
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 8 September 2023
Thursday, 7 September 2023
- 6:00 Businesses in the Cook Islands are thriving post-pandemic
- 6:01 Climate activist praises UN for new guidelines
- 6:02 As Banabans fall through the cracks they get help from ICAAD
- 6:03 Motion of no confidence against Tonga's PM fails
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 7 September 2023
Wednesday, 6 September 2023
- 6:00 Australia's new development policy 'a missed opportunity'
- 6:01 Vanuatu's new PM announces cabinet
- 6:02 RNZ Pacific reporter speaks out on bribery during MSG trip
- 6:03 Pacific Waves for 6 September 2023
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
- 6:00 Pacific region recieves fraction of climate financing
- 6:01 Gender equity in Pacific women's leaders meeting
- 6:02 Fiji govt urged to review Banaban 'colonial' settlement act
Saturday, 2 September 2023
- 6:00 Pasifika rugby players display vulnerability in documentary
- 6:01 PNG leader promising elite police to control lawlessness
- 6:02 Church leaders to provide pastoral care for seasonal workers
- 6:03 Spy firms track people in Africa through Pacific-based networks
- 6:04 Pacific Waves for 2 September 2023