Dateline Pacific morning edition for 29 July 2015

Three ministers in Solomon Islands want the government the government to pick up their hotel tab; NZ's prime minister isn't sure whether a UN Security Council debate will lead to definitve action on climate change; Fears compulsory retirement in the Cook Islands will drive out a valuable knowledge base; Edward Natapei, a leading political figure in Vanuatu, has died; And Marine scientists are amazed by sharks found in the crater of an underwater volcano in Solomon Islands.