2 Aug 2018

Dateline Pacific evening edition for 2 August 2018

From , 3:06 pm on 2 August 2018

There is a fresh push in French Polynesia to make Te Reo Maohi an official language to help it survive; A New Zealand government MP Louisa Wall says the issue of West Papuan self-determination should be heard at the United Nations; The Solomon Islands parliament has passed the country's first anti-corruption legislation but there are fears it may be too weak; There are plans in Papua New Guinea to restore short wave radio services in Bougainville; Cook Islands language celebrated through music and taonga; Sport: Waiting game for Samoa sevens international Gordon Langkilde.