Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 July 21017

New Caledonia faces the prospect of unprecedented job losses as nickel woes continue; The leader of PNG's Pangu Pati remains hopeful he can form a new government; The Ulu of Tokelau wants the country's administration brought back from Samoa; Pro-independence Tahitians push their case that France committed crimes against humanity; Two years after Typhoon soudelor, thousands of Northern Marianas families are still struggling; And, Vanuatu businesses cooperate to build resilience.