Dateline Pacific for Tuesday 26 November 2019

Polling has begun in Bougainville's referendum on whether to have independence or greater autonomy within Papua New Guinea; overseas voting for the Bougainville independence referendum got underway yesterday at polling stations in Solomon Islands and Australia; police in New Zealand are investigating death threats against the Tonga Prime Minister; Pacific governments are working to ensure there is no loss of maritime jurisdiction because of climate change; Marshall Islands incumbent president Hilda Heine has retained her seat but risks losing several key supporters after a fiery election.