Dateline Pacific morning edition for 15 October 2018

Rubbish dumping in Rarotonga's public areas is getting worse with over a tonne of waste recently collected in a two day clean up effort; The first kava company to list on a global stock exchange says it will use the new capital to explore other medicinal uses for the drink; Tuvalu has just received a new wave forecasting system to help predict tides and sea surges across its nine atolls, and; The author of a new book about the impacts of climate change on coastlines says the sea level is rising more in the South Pacific than in other regions, ansd that urgent action is required on mitigation of greenhouse gases.