18 May 2018

Dateline Pacific evening edition for 18 May 2018

From , 3:06 pm on 18 May 2018

Reaction to New Zealand minister blaming Pacific states for the country's drug problems; Reduction in healthcare for refugees held on Manus; A subsidiary of a major Malaysian company has agreed in mediation to renegotiate land deals in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain; the Tonga Government has returned Lord Ma'afu to cabinet after his resignation in March; the Cook Islands opposition is questioning the timing of a visit by the Chinese ambassador to open a school so close to the general election; the Minister of Pacific Peoples in NZ pays tribute to one of Samoa's renowned broadcasters and businessman.