21 Jan 2019

Dateline Pacific evening edition for 21 January 2019

From , 4:05 pm on 21 January 2019

Nearly 700 people from four villages on Vanuatu's Ambrym island have been evacuated to safe zones after ongoing volcanic eruptions; Launch of huge Chinese fish farm on French Polynesia's Hao atoll again delayed; Papua New Guinea's opposition is hoping to have a vote of no-confidence in prime minister Peter O'Neill in parliament next month; Papua New Guinea is facing trenchant criticism from Human Rights Watch for failing to act on a raft of human rights issues, and; SPC head calls for action to save NZ Realm Pacific languages.