The Solomon Islands Government's money problems are stalling assistance for storm battered Tikopia.
The isolated eastern island, which suffered extensive damage during Cyclone Zoe in December, was further set back by Cyclone Gina last month.
The National Disaster Council's Loti Yates confirms that Tikopia will be dependent on food aid for several more months but he says the agency is struggling to get it to them.
He says they want to get a team in to assess food security on the island, but with the Government basically broke they are relying on aid donors, who, he says, have not responded to pleas for two weeks.
".we are getting our people to check on what the response is from these people every day now, and at the same time, fearing the worst, I've also got my office to continue (negotiations) with the Ministry of Finance for more funding."
