Pacific Waves for Tuesday 28 July 2015

3:06 PM.A leading political figure in Vanuatu Edward Natapei has died; mass lay-offs at Papua New Guinea's Ok Tedi mine signal a bleak outlook for the future of the operation; the International Organisation… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Edward Natapei, a leading political figure in Vanuatu for the past 20 years, has died suddenly. Read more Audio

3:02 PM.Marine scientists are dumbfounded by the discovery of sharks swimming inside an active underwater volcano in Solomon Islands. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

2:59 PM.A conference was held in Fiji last week linking Pacific farmers with the tourism industry, to encourage greater agricultural development in the region. Audio

5:06 AM.Mass lay-offs at Papua New Guinea's Ok Tedi mine signal a bleak outlook for the future of the operation; The International Organisation for Migration to help PNG improve its border management; Pacific… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.The long term future of the Ok Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea's Western Province is in doubt with drastic cutbacks on staff and a production shut down. Audio

5:04 AM.The International Organisation for Migration links up with the Papua New Guinea Government to improve border management. Audio

5:00 AM.Samoa Rugby Union facing massive deficit for hosting All Blacks test. Audio