Ambae
Aid workers warn of Ambae evacuees' vulnerability
Aid workers based in Vanuatu fear a disaster if a cyclone struck people already displaced by Ambae's volcanic eruptions. Audio
Oxfam to provide displaced Ambaeans with cash
Oxfam in Vanuatu says it will provide displaced Ambaeans with cash to buy locally produced food, hygiene supplies and pay school fees for the next three months. Audio
Future of people evacuated from Ambae Vanuatu remains uncertain
What does the future hold for the evacuees of Ambae in Vanuatu? Audio
Vanuatu island to evacuate, but many gone already
As the Vanuatu government prepares to move thousands of people from Ambae Island, many others on the island are expected to go, or have already gone, independently to Santo or Port Vila. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 31 July 2018
Vanuatu's erupting Ambae volcano is now covering the islands of Pentecost and Maewo in ash, while the government rejects criticism of its plans to relocate people fleeing Ambae itself; An Australian… Audio
Pentecost and Maewo now hit by Ambae volcano's impact
A Vanuatu journalist says conditions are becoming critical on parts of Pentecost and Maewo islands as a result of volcanic ash fall from neighbouring Ambae. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 30 July 2018
The Vanuatu government rejects criticism of its plans to relocate people fleeing the Volcano on Ambae; A new report says illegal logging in PNG is putting Chinese businesses at risk; Pasifika… Audio
Vanuatu govt sees Maewo as best relocation option for Ambaens
Vanuatu's Internal Affairs minister has rejected criticism about relocating evacuees from Ambae island to Maewo. After the eruption of Ambae's Manaro volcano intensified this month, the government is… Audio
1000 to leave Ambae island due to intensifying ash
Up to 1000 people on Vanuatu's Ambae are set to leave the island because of concerns of intensifying ash fall from the Manaro volcano. Audio
Vanuatu volcano ash fall intensifies
Up to a thousand people on Vanuatu's Ambae are set to leave the island because of concerns of intensifying ash fall due to the Manaro volcano. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 7 May 2018
The French president aims to balance China in the Pacific; Violence hampers post-quake aid delivery in PNG; Mixed feelings on the Vanuatu's Ambae Island as the government continues to ponder another… Audio
Mixed feelings on Ambae as govt considers permanent evacuation
There are mixed feelings on Ambae as the island's volcano continues to erupt and the Vanuatu government considers a permanent evacuation of the island. There are mixed feelings on Ambae as the… Audio
11,000 people to be permanently evacuated from Ambae Island
Vanuatu's government says it plans to permanently move the entire 11,000 strong population of the island of Ambae amid the latest volcanic eruptions. Vanuatu's Internal Affairs Minister Andrew Napuat… Video, Audio
Frustration, and hunger, mounts on Vanuatu's Ambae
The evacuation of residents on the ash-covered Vanuatu island of Ambae is finally getting underway, as food supplies dwindle and disease starts to spread. Audio
Vanuatu volcanic island evacuated due to low supplies, disease
The evacuation of residents on the ash-covered Vanuatu island of Ambae is finally getting underway, as food supplies dwindle and disease starts to spread. Video, Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 24 March 2018
Almost four weeks since a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Papua New Guinea's Highlands, the response effort is picking up pace; Vanuatu's disaster authorities are in emergency mode again amid intensified… Audio
Ambae locals struggling following volcanic eruption
Residents from Vanuatu's Ambae may have returned to their island after a volcano erupted, but their problems are far from over. Audio
Vanuatu emergency extended, evacuees in limbo
Evacuees from an erupting volcano in Vanuatu are facing more time in limbo after authorities extended a state of emergency on the island of Ambae. About 11,000 Ambaeans are in camps on neighbouring… Audio
Vanuatu eruption: Ambae islanders' chaotic week
We've been reporting this week about the evacuation of the entire population of the Vanuatu island of Ambae. Eleven thousand people are living in the temporary centres hastily set up to house them… Audio
Vanautu eruption: What next if volcano doesn't settle?
Vanuatu authorities are trying to work out how they will cope with the thousands of people made homeless by the eruption on Ambae if the volcano doesn't quieten down soon. Dozens of evacuation centres… Audio