Dateline Pacific for 20 March 2020

UNICEF encourages Pacific countries to take communities measures against Covid-19; an academic from West Papua says Indonesian plans to divide up the region will enhance dependency on Jakarta; Pacific leaders in New Zealand are calling on church ministers to raise coronavirus awareness in their communities; the Bougainville government is seeking clarification on the meaning of 'ratification'; the largest art gallery in New Zealand has appointed its first Pacific Curator.