6 Jul 2018

Dateline Pacific morning edition for 6 July 2018

From , 5:05 am on 6 July 2018

Refugees exiled to Manus Island and Nauru by Australia have a new champion in the form of a boxer fighting on their behalf; Papua New Guinea has seen a dramatic surge in cases of Malaria but a new drug still under review could be a potential ally in the fight against the disease; hundreds of South Auckland youth are uniting in a movement to change negative perceptions about their community; moves are under way to trial a rooftop solar power programme in Papua New Guinea's capital of Port Moresby; the Polynesian Leaders Group welcomes three new members.