Dateline Pacific morning edition for 1 November 2017

Papua New Guinea's tiny tourism sector is being encouraged to focus on niche markets if it wants to grow; New Zealand's new climate change minister says he believes planned legislation will lower the country's emissions to support targets sought by Pacific Island countries; Health officials in Samoa say a huge increase in the numbers undergoing dialysis treatment is alarming and should be a wake up call for the country; A giant island rat that's almost half a metre long and can crack open coconuts with its teeth has been discovered in the Solomon Islands, and in sport; Pacific Games Council rejects Tahiti snub.