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In Pacific Waves today: Legacy of Pacific musicians remembered at awards; Fiji hub helping businesses become investment-ready; Rugby rivals Tonga and Samoa prepare for battle.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details 

In Pacific Waves today: Tonga's former AG backing monarchy for diplomacy control; Cook Islands govt considering exploration extension; Faith-driven boxer set to represent Samoa in Liverpool. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details 

In Pacific Waves today: NZ and Pacific police face similar challenges - commissioner; PNG preparing to mark 50 years independence; Samoan restaurant a hit among NZ cuisine judges. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details 

Submariners report ghostly encounters in the depths of the ocean. 

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports a shark attack kills a Hawaii lifeguard out surfing. 

Thirty-nine people are missing after a Chinese-owned fishing boat capsized in the central Indian Ocean on Tuesday. 

Tsunami warnings have been scaled back across much of the northern Pacific after a huge earthquake off eastern Russia. The earthquake, which hit near Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, is one of the most powerful ever recorded. Tsunami warnings have since been downgraded in Japan, ... Show More

As today's show begins, we're following the breaking news overnight of a growing tsunami threat extending from Russia all the way to the West Coast of the US, the result of a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake. Tsunami alerts have been issued for all of the Hawaiian islands, where ... Show More

We highlight some of the Hawaiian women making waves in the surfing world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

A PhD student with a passion for whales stumbles upon a strange, eerie sound deep beneath the ocean waves, something that will soon rock her world. Meanwhile, a fisherman is stranded in the ocean late at night, completely alone. With time running out, can he be rescued before it ... Show More

Atlas and Zavia have a hair raising adventure inside the Kraken, a mysterious machine at the bottom of the Pflugerville Ocean. 

Picture yourself sitting on the beach as ocean waves crash and fill tide pools. Relax and close your eyes. Let the sounds of the sea pull away your anxiety. In the distance a seagull squawks, a sea lion barks, and a fog horn blows. You focus on the sound of the ocean. Your heart ... Show More