Dateline Pacific evening edition for 31 August 2018

Vanuatu's new special envoy for West Papua says the Pacific can no longer turn a blind eye to the West Papua issue, A call for New Zealand diplomats to be required to serve in postings in the Pacific to honour the country's commitment to the region, We look back on the life and extraordinary times of the Australian appointed to run Fiji's police in the wake of the 2000 coup, The future of the people evacuated from Vanuatu's Ambae Island remains uncertain, American Football is searching for talent in the Pacific Islands.