Pacific Waves for Monday 3 August 2015

3:06 PM.Severe damage in Saipan after a typhoon passed through last night; authorities in Papua New Guinea rescue slave labourers from a Thai cargo ship; Pacific leaders call for immediate action on climate… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Homes and infrastructure on Saipan in the Northern Marianas have suffered severe damage after the island took the brunt of Typhoon Soudelor on Sunday night. Read more Audio

3:04 PM.Authorities in Papua New Guinea have rescued at least eight fishermen kept in slave-like conditions on a Thai-owned refrigerator ship and are hunting for other ships. Audio

5:06 AM.Pacific leaders call for immediate action on climate change at the UN Security Council; unwell asylum seekers on Nauru will be sent to Papua New Guinea for medical treatment, not Australia; we look at… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Pacific leaders are calling for immediate action from the United Nations saying changing weather patterns are threatening their future existence. Read more Audio

5:04 AM.Unwell asylum seekers on Nauru will be sent to Papua New Guinea for medical treatment, not Australia, to the ire of a medical refugee advocate. Audio

5:03 AM.French Polynesia's bid to be a member of the Pacific Islands Forum faces a number of technical issues that would need to be addressed, according to a pacific academic. Audio

5:01 AM.Former Lands Minister claims the incumbent minister is going against the public interest by looking to change land reforms introduced over the past two years. Audio