Dateline Pacific evening edition for 31 Augst 2016

Transparency in PNG raises concerns about the banning of students at the University of Papua New Guinea; A former Nauru secretary of justice is querying the right of the Government to withdraw passports; A search is underway for treasures from Pitcairn Island which have been taken abroad by migrating islanders; critically endangered turtle species in the Pacific need regional protection; Poor data handicaps Marshalls' poverty response.