Dateline Pacific evening edition for 17 October 2013

A Former Niue police chief is appointed as New Zealand's High Commissioner to the island; The environmental group WWF helps Solomons communities set up marine protected areas; A Papua New Guinea lobby group backs a call for more sustainable industries; International solidarity for West Papua writes to the Melanesian Spearhead Group; The opening of a Muslim prayer room in Tahiti causes uproar; An interim committee takes charge of Solomon Islands' Football Federation.