Pacific Waves for Thursday 8 May 2014

3:06 PM.Save the Children says there's a desperate need for more funding to help flood devastated parts of Solomon Islands; Vanuatu cyclone victims still waiting for food aid; we look at the risk of polio for… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Save the Children in Solomon Islands says the country is still trying to recover from the worst disaster it's ever faced from April's flooding and more funding is desperately needed for relief… Read more Audio

3:04 PM.The government of Vanuatu is still yet to make a decision to fund an assessment for urgent food relief that was submitted ten days ago. Audio

3:03 PM.The World Health Organisation has declared the spread of polio an international public health emergency. Audio

3:02 PM.An El Nino system is predicted for mid-year and there are indications it could be stronger than previous occurrences. Audio

5:05 AM.Former Fiji Labour man says country reaping rewards of 2006 coup; Fiji's newest party voices concerns about the country's election process; Impacts of gas project reach new chapter in PNG; Vanuatu… Read more Audio

5:04 AM.A former Fiji Labour Party senator says the 2006 coup was a blessing in disguise and is glad to be part of the proposed Fiji First party headed by the regime leader Rear Admiral Frank Bainimarama. Audio

5:02 AM.The major LNG gas project led by Exxon Mobil is about to commence production in Papua New Guinea where it is expected to provide major economic benefits to the country, however in a village situated… Read more Audio