Dateline Pacific evening edition for 17 December 2014

Water levels at a Solomon Islands mine are dangerously high; New Zealand's opposition says NZ has 'obligation' to help retain Fiji's democracy; Samoa's opposition leader accuses the Government of hiding something; A study of ancient teeth provides insight into the diet of the ancient people of Rapa Nui; A Tongan election candidate is undaunted by another failure; The Bougainville chocolate bar is one step closer to reality.