Dateline Pacific for 9 March 2020

The Cook Islands opposition says the government should not get any more money for Rarotonga's costly new water system; With more Pasifika enrolling in Te Reo Maori language classes in New Zealand, there are fears Maori are missing out; the Papua New Guinea parliament is to consider new legislation governing the behaviour of MPs and political parties; Solomon Islands has become the first country in the Pacific to launch a domestic violence counselling guideline; Tongan author Olini Fonua has started an English literacy programme to boost the confidence of Tongans speaking English.