Pacific Waves for Friday 3 April 2015

4:06 PM.Typhoon Maysak displaces thousands in the Federated States of Micronesia; Vanuatu's quest for foreign donor help in its rebuild following the cyclone; the Cook Islands government is delighted with… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Thousands have been displaced in the Federated States of Micronesia after supertyphoon Maysak tore through the states of Chuuk and Yap this week. Audio

4:04 PM.A consolidated Cook Islands Party can now concentrate on the country's approaching 50th anniversary after emphatic by-electiion win. Audio

6:05 AM.Efforts are being made to get aid to typhoon wrecked islands in the Federated States of Micronesia; Vanuatu's quest for foreign donor help in its rebuild following the cyclone; the plight of Papua New… Read more Audio

6:03 AM.The United Nations is warning the government and aid agencies supporting the recovery in Vanuatu not to let their guard down as they say the threat of a second disaster is very real. Audio

6:02 AM.Papua New Guinea's main radio broadcaster is facing issues with the communications minister asking who is going to foot the bill for rehabilitation. Audio

6:01 AM.China's Ambassador to New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue, Wang Lutong, defends his country's aid approach in the region and discusses what distinguishes it from the aid programmes of Australia and New… Read more Audio