Dateline Pacific morning edition for 6 June 2018

The Republic of Marshall Islands prepares to host Australia foreign minister amid China concerns; The leader of the One Cook Islands Movement says he is not promising to allign with either of the two major political parties ahead of the general election on June the 14th; Taboo topics feature in new novel by Samoan author Sia Figiel; The clerk of Papua New Guinea's parliament says any charges laid against the Madang Open MP Bryan Kramer for referring to a fellow MP as "dumb" on facebook would be the result of a private prosecution, and; A New Zealand fruit grower says his industry can no longer survive without the seasonal employment scheme that brings over Pacific labourers.