25 Aug 2017

Dateline Pacific evening edition for 25 August 2017

From , 3:06 pm on 25 August 2017

As Yazaki winds down its operation in Samoa, workers look to ensure they receive all entitlements due as well as new employment; movement and livelihoods of people in the capital of Papua New Guinea's Enga province have been brought to a standstill due to the recent election; a group of New Zealand-born Pacific artists is challenging stereotypes at an exhibition which opens in Hamilton this week; the Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce and Industry is calling on the government to quickly resolve issues delaying the construction of a high speed internet cable for the country; Tonga's government is to spend $US25 million on upgrading its disaster management systems.