Dateline Pacific evening edition for 10 October 2017

New Caledonia referendum process overshadowed by row in Paris; New research suggests the tying of Australia's aid programme to Australian exporters has little effect on the donor country; the consistent growth of the Fijian population in New Zealand is an emphasis as to why Fijian language week is important to celebrate; seasonal workers from Ambae are keen to get back to work to defray evacuation costs; a breast cancer campaign is underway in Samoa; a renowned academic heads back into Tongan politics and there's strong concern over Fiji military movements into policing.