Dateline Pacific for 20 December 2019

Samoa was warned about the threat of measles as early as March, and urged to immunise its population; The director of Vanuatu's largest newspaper is looking forward to being reunited with his family for Christmas, after the Supreme Court voided a government order barring him from entering the country; A Bougainville leader has wared the Papua New Guinea government not to derail the clear mandate of Bougainvilleans voting for independence; The King of Tonga, Tupou VI has rejected a proposal from Prime Minister Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa that he become a member of the Privy Council, and; A paramount chief and senior opposition MP in Fiji says indigenous people are falling behind in key metrics, including education and employment.