# Pacific Waves 18 August 2026

An episode of [Pacific Waves](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/655381540), 17 Aug 2026, 17 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/media.rnztools.nz/rnz-kete-oro-prod/video/private/ac_mp3,af_48000,br_192k,f_mp3,fl_attachment/v1786950453/audio/pacn/dateline-20260818-0604-pacific_waves_for_18_august_2026.mp3

In Pacific Waves today: Pacific urged to prepare for H5 bird flu; Samoa’s historic Manu’a islands face deep-sea mining proposal; Ilegal log exports ongoing in PNG despite govt ban; Tongan language week begins in NZ. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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