Dateline Pacific morning edition for 14 March 2018

Norfolk Island has launched a legal challenge at the United Nations, claiming Australia has breached an international covenant on civil and political rights; The largest Polynesian festival in the world gets underway in South Auckland; New Zealand's Defence Minister says Papua New Guinea's capacity to respond to its earthquake disaster in the Highlands is being seriously stretched and the NZDF is ready to continue assisting; Free legal services now available in Tonga for victims of domestic violence Samoa develops a whisky made from the root crop, taro.