Pacific Waves for Friday 29 January 2016

4:05 PM.Vanuatu turns to World Bank for swift runway rehab; ILO hopeful on Fiji compliance; Villagers starve as PNG drought relief stalls; An NGO says women in Papua New Guinea are being ignored and… Read more Audio

4:04 PM.The World Bank is set to come to Vanuatu's assistance for a swift rehabilitation of the country's main airport runway with activation of an earlier almost $US 60 million loan to upgrade Bauerfield… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Poor logistical planning has seen crucial food and relief aid stop just short of reaching people dying from starvation in remote parts of drought affected Papua New Guinea. Audio

4:02 PM.The International Labour Organisation says there is room for the government of Fiji and the Trades Union Congress to achieve consensus on complying with standards of freedom of association. Audio

4:00 PM.The Sevens World Series resumes this weekend with Pacific teams admitting the Wellington event is simply another step on the road to the Rio Olympics.Fiji and Samoa are the only Pacific nations… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.Villagers starve as PNG drought relief stalls; An NGO says women in Papua New Guinea are being ignored and marginalised; Transparency Vanuatu raises election bribery concerns; A leading Vanuatu MP… Read more Audio

6:04 AM.Poor logistical planning has seen crucial food and relief aid stop just short of reaching people dying from starvation in remote parts of drought affected Papua New Guinea. Audio

6:04 AM.No Pacific island country produces more asylum seekers in New Zealand than Fiji. Audio

6:03 AM.A Human Rights Watch spokesperson says women in Papua New Guinea are being ignored and marginalised, and the government isn't doing anything about it. Audio