Pacific Waves for Thursday 1 October 2015

4:06 PM.Experts call slow start on forum framework for Pacific Regionalism; Cook Islands pensioners refusing to pay taxes on NZ pensions; Red tape causes more than a decade of squatting in Kiritbati; A PNG… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Regional development experts from the Australian National University say it has been a slow start for the Pacific Island Forum's framework for Pacific regionialism. Audio

4:04 PM.The Cook Islands government says it is encouraging superannuants refusing to pay taxes on their New Zealand pensions to set up small payments to keep up with what's owed. Audio

4:03 PM.Bureaucratic backlogs in Kiribati has forced some people into squatting for more than a decade. Audio

6:06 AM.PNG Governor says aid to drought hit Chimbu not enough; UNICEF says Pacific children suffering because of El Nino; New environmental law book for the Solomons; Tuna quota management reality check… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.A PNG provincial governor calls for more detailed assessments in drought-affected regions of the country. Audio

6:04 AM.The United Nations Children's agency UNICEF says young people in the Pacific are suffering from malnutrition and diarhoea because of the El Nino weather system. Audio

6:03 AM.The public solicitors office in Solomon Islands has released a new environmental law book aimed at educating and informing stakeholders in the country. Audio