Tagata o te Moana for 30 August 2014

A Papua New Guinea volcano blows and drops ash over a wide area; A New Zealand academic wants the SIDS Conference to address 'blatant inequalities; We hear about the growing links between Papua New Guinea's West Sepik Province and neighbouring Indonesia; A Fiji election candidate says the pre polling rules are unclear; A Tongan MP lays out his ideas on more collaborative approach in the Parliament; New partnership to promote ocean conservation.