18 Jul 2018

Dateline Pacfic morning edition for 18 July 2018

From , 5:06 am on 18 July 2018

Samoa police have announced a date for an inquest into why two babies died after being vaccinated; The executive director of the Pacific Islands Association of NGO's is in New York to help bring the region's issues to the United Nations' attention; The volcano on Vanuatu's Ambae Island is emitting a fresh load of ash and smoke after an eruption on Monday; One of Tonga's most well known athletes has been appointed a regional advocate for children, and; As it prepares for a referendum that could convey independence the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville is looking at ways to broaden its economic base.