Tagata o te Moana for 7 October 2017

The state of people displaced by the volcano in Vanuatu is yet to be determined; The lack of psychiatric care outside PNG's Manus Island detention centre raises fears of more deaths; Indonesia has disputed the veracity of a West Papuan petition to the United Nations seeking self-determination; Niue announces a new marine sanctuary; Tuvalu language week celebrates for the fifth time in New Zealand with the focus on staying true to the culture; 15 of the 86 candidates who have put their names forward for Tonga's general elections on the 16th of November are women; Two NRL league stars are in a star-studded Tongan team named for the Rugby League World Cup.