Dateline Pacific for 16 May 2019

The New Zealand government's announcement on its proposed Carbon Zero Bill last week has been greeted with cautious enthusiasm by the development community; Dangerous snorkeling tours are taking place in Rarotonga's Avaavaroa passage, says the Cook Islands Water Safety Council; A book chronicling the history of Samoan tattooing has won the 2019 Illustrated Non-Fiction award at Tuesday night's New Zealand Book Awards, and; Samoa PM Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi to compete in archery at the Pacific Games.