Pacific Waves for Friday 22 May 2015

3:06 PM.NZ relief organisations condemn Vanuatu's bid to reroute aid; Aid has still not reached some in Vanuatu; NZ foreign aid increase good but more needed; Destructive tides force some Kiribati communities… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.NZ relief agencies say Vanuatu government call on aid post cyclone a bad idea. Audio

3:04 PM.A New Zealand resident ni-Vanuatu woman returns to Vanuatu for the first time since it was hit by Tropical Cyclone Pam more than two months ago. Audio

3:03 PM.The umbrella group for New Zealand's NGOs welcomes Budget foreign aid increase but says this country still needs to up its game. Audio

3:01 PM.Academic says PNG's Bougainville ban on Australia a product of the confidence that comes with a fast growing economy. Audio

5:06 AM.Destructive tides for some Kiribati communities inland; The EU says it's up to Pacific countries to decide how to push forward stalled economic negotiations; Bougainville's caretaker president wants… Read more Audio

5:05 AM.Some on Kiribati south islands are deciding to move permanently inland, fearing more destructive tides, and coastal erosion. Audio

5:04 AM.The European Union's Ambassador to the Pacific says it's up to Pacific countries to decide how to go forward with an Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU. Audio