Dateline Pacific morning edition for 10 October 2018

Tone hardens in New Caledonia as referendum on independence nears; A marine scientist at the University of the South Pacific, says the latest IPCC climate report shows the decline of coral reefs is like the canary in the coal mine for other ecosystems as the planet warms; Concerns mount for the welfare of detainess on Nauru as Doctors Without Borders is booted off the island; A Chinese woman's arrest again puts the spotlight on birth tourism in the Northern Marianas, and; A New Zealand minister says health cooperation is part of the Pacific reset.