22 Jun 2018

Dateline Pacific morning edition for 22 June 2018

From , 5:05 am on 22 June 2018

A health researcher says evidence from Pacific countries that have introduced taxes on sugar sweetened beverages is starting to show that they're working; Four Pacific food and beverage companies are being hosted by Pacific Trade Invest New Zealand to show their products at an industry trade fair in Auckland next week; Pacific Islands Forum countries have been meeting in Fiji to discuss a possible new regional framework for crisis response; The United Nations Development Programme is to lead a two-year project to strengthen the capacity of the Nauru Electoral Commission, and; A US based Samoan lawyer contemplates legal defamation action against Samoa Prime Minister and local media outlet.