Dateline Pacific evening edition for 23 August 2017

Anti-nuclear and climate change activists have paid tribute to a man descirbed as a giant of history and an elegant climate warrior; The opposition in Fiji has called for the suspension of visa free entry for China's nationals following the mass deportation of fraud suspects to China this month; The newly appointed Papua New Guinea Minister of Bougainville Affairs says his focus is to ensure the Peace Agreement is properly implemented; Samoa's Prime Minister has ended the weekly police media briefings because of the negative light the media shone on the country; A Pacific business leader in New Zealand says Pasifika people don't realise the power of their vote under the country's proportional voting system, and in sport; The Papua New Guinea Hunters have wrapped up top spot in the Intrust Super Cup regular season.