Dateline Pacific evening edition for 1 December 2014

Solomon Islands is poised for PMs elections; an academic says Tonga Democrats confuse voters; UN Committee finds Australia's asylum seeker policies 'concerning'; observers say the Chinese President's visit to the Pacific was heavy on symbolism; the public are against the introduction of death penalty in Kiribati; and an academic says new New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji is a 'good sign'.