31 Oct 2018

Dateline Pacific evening edition for 31 October 2018

From , 4:06 pm on 31 October 2018

Bougainvilleans are due to vote in less than eight months on whether to become fully independent from Papua New Guinea; A New Zealand law firm says Tokelauans are being shut out of legal processes and denied human rights and freedoms; Indigenous West Papuans are exploring business opportunities in neighbouring Papua New Guinea, following talks between the governor of PNG's Madang province and his counterpart in Indonesia's Papua province: NZ Foreign Minister defends assistance to PNG for APEC; Nauru refugee dependent - academic; Manus refugee nominated for human rights gong; A New Zealand Navy ship has delivered 16 boxes of donated bras for women in Vanuatu.