Dateline Pacific morning edition for 16 November 2017

Tonga's election candidates have been much more visible than previous elections according to the chair of Tonga's Media Council; The New Zealand opposition is sceptical of the Prime Minister's claim that progress has been made on Australia being willing to accept the offer to resettle 150 refugees from offshore detention centres; Solomon Islands has a new prime minister; an Australian scholar examines the impact of the Paradise Papers on Pacific island tax havens, and; A traditional Pacific storytelling event debuts in New Zealand, part of the Pacific Heritage Arts Fono 2017.