Dateline Pacific for 2 September 2019

Pacific travellers to and from Auckland are being warned to vaccinate against measles at least two weeks ahead of time to prevent the viral illness spreading to the region; The executive director of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police organisation says countries in the region used for transiting methamphetamine to Australia and New Zealand are now becoming destination targets themselves; The New Ireland landowners have given Newcrest until the 10 September to reinstate Craig Jetson as its executive general manager, and; As New Zealand celebrates Tongan Language week, Tonga is preparing to open its first ever public library next month - and it's taken a village across New Zealand and Tonga to build it.