Pacific Waves for Thursday 14 August 2014

3:06 PM.Refugees on Nauru have likened their life on the island to animals in a zoo; another senior Fiji union official steps down to contest the election; there's anger in the region over the lack of Asian… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Refugees with temporary visas to settle in Nauru say they are losing faith in both the local government and Australia's to help them build a meaningful life on the island. Audio

3:04 PM.A Fiji unionist says he will still act as an advisor to his union despite having to step down formally to comply with Fiji's election laws. Audio

3:01 PM.Samoa is encouraging people to help offset carbon emissions caused by the Small Islands Developing States conference being held there in a month. Audio

5:06 AM.Anger in Pacific over lack of Asian tuna catch data; No more government assistance for Solomons flood evacuees; Chikungunya clean up in Samoa; Advocate says refugees in Nauru and PNG have nowhere to… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Western Pacific fisheries managers are angry that four Asian nations are refusing to provide data that would help determine the current level of tuna stock. Audio

5:04 AM.The Solomon Islands National Disaster Management Office says it will no longer assist those still living in a Honiara evacuation centre following flash floods in April. Audio

5:03 AM.The Samoa Ministry of Health says it is planning a mass clean-up to curb a chikungunya virus outbreak there, by spraying public spaces and checking people at the border. Audio