Tagata o te Moana for 3 February 2018

Renewed calls for independent inquiry into Kiribati ferry disaster; Death of girl in Tonga highlights need for more awareness of dengue throughout region; Fears deadly measles outbreak in Papua could flare further; Academic warns Australia's approach could foster Pacific instability; Fiji govt concerned about uptick in "racial vilification"; Marshall Islands move against adoption loopholes, and; Samoan floating classrom sails around New Zealand.