Pacific Waves for Thursday 8 September 2016
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Dateline Pacific evening edition for 8 September 2016
3:06 PM.Pacific TB hot spots get US funding; A Vanuatu language adapts to social change; Pinking up the public sector in the Pacific; Homeless Fijians scavenging for wood as materials delay continues; NZ… Read more Audio
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Pacific TB hot spots get US funding
3:05 PM.The United States Government has approved funding targetting Pacific areas that have been deemed tuberculosis hot spots. Read more Audio
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A Vanuatu language adapts to social change
3:04 PM.Social change in the form of increased mobility and advances in telecommunications aren't neccessarily detrimental to the survival of endangered languages, according to a linguistics expert who has… Read more Audio
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Pinking up the public sector in the Pacific
3:03 PM.New research has found scholarships and persistence are paying off in efforts to get more women in the Pacific into senior government jobs. Read more Audio
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Dateline Pacific morning edition for 8 September 2016
5:05 AM.Homeless Fijians scavenging for wood as materials delay continues; NZ called on to do more in Pacific climate battle; New Zealand midwives are accused of racism; Samoa has launched a national inquiry… Read more Audio
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Homeless Fijians struggle amid materials delay
5:04 AM.Delays in sending New Zealand timber to Fiji means remote islanders are turning to collecting fallen wood in forests to build temporary homes in the post-Cyclone Winston reconstruction effort. Read more Audio
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NZ called on to do more in Pacific climate battle
5:03 AM.A New Zealand opposition MP says this country has to make a much bigger effort to help the Pacific adapt to climate change. Read more Audio
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Sport: PNG league official banned, club suspended
5:00 AM.A Mount Hagen rugby league official has been banned for life and a team suspended following an attack on a referee. Read more Audio
