Pacific Waves for Monday 18 July 2016

3:08 PM.Lobbying intesifies in PNG ahead of no confidence vote; Bougainville MPs have been summoned for a special meeting over a mining giant's controversial decision; And a tent-city protest on Norfolk… Read more Audio

3:03 PM.While Papua New Guinea's government and opposition groupings have gone into respective camps as lobbying hits full throttle ahead of a motion of no-confidence against the prime minister Peter O'Neill… Read more Audio

3:02 PM.One of the MPs who crossed the floor of Papua New Guinea's parliament on Friday says he feels the opposition should be able to seize government at the end of the week. Audio

4:07 AM.Bougainville MPs have been summoned for a special meeting over a mining giant's controversial decision; A tent-city protest on Norfolk Island enters its 12th week; A training programme hopes to… Read more Audio

4:03 AM.Bougainville's MPs are called to a special meeting of parliament in the wake of Rio Tinto's controversial move over shares for Bougainville Copper Ltd. Audio

4:01 AM.A successful youth-in-work programme in Solomon Islands will be replicated in the rest of Melanesia, if a training programme is successful. Audio

4:00 AM.A ni-Vanuatu mental health specialist talks about the burgeoning recognition of mental illness in his country and the increasing demand for care. Audio